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Old batteries get new life as Everett Transit backup energy
Company BattGenie set up a container with dozens of used electric bus batteries that charge during non-peak times.
Local News
State board approves naming marsh after Everett college teacher
Holland Marsh near Granite Falls is named for forestry teacher, fire lookout and author of “Switchbacks” Andy Holland.
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Wildlife finds a new home at mitigation site near Mill Creek
Public works crews planted trees and piled up “woody debris” to mimic nature. It’s to make up for…
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Forest Service green-lights new seismometers at remote Glacier Peak
The volcano has potential to be one of the deadliest in the nation. Four new monitors could avert…
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In ‘emergency acquisition,’ 226 acres of Whidbey Island’s farmland, forest saved
The beachside Keystone Preserve, south of Coupeville, is the Whidbey Camano Land Trust’s largest purchase at $9.1 million.
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Farmers feel sting of unseasonal weather, record inflation
A wet, cold spring has impacted crops from hay to pumpkins to corn. Meanwhile, farmers’ costs for fuel…
Northwest
Growing sprawl in state’s woods comes with high wildfire risk
Policymakers and homeowners are scrambling to manage the so-called “wildland-urban interface” to mitigate the threat.
Local News
10M gallons of partly untreated wastewater discharged in Everett
The Everett treatment plant released the water into the Snohomish River. It may have not been properly sanitized.
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Puget Sound’s lowest tides in years unveil a world of sea life
The moon’s wobble is responsible for the lowest tides in 13 years. There are more chances this week…
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Snohomish County gets over $1.8 million for the outdoors
Funding from the Great American Outdoors Act will help patch up roads and trails on the Mountain Loop…
Local News
If this dike fails, Stanwood goes underwater
The levee is over a hundred years old. And it shows. But efforts have lagged to fix it…
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Pick up trash, dump it for free on Clean Everett Day
People can join neighborhood efforts, or just grab garbage that’s piled up near them, and take it to…
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Diving for trash in Snohomish River, biologist fills 59 pickup beds
At Thomas’ Eddy, Doug Ewing estimates he has collected 3,000 pounds of lead fishing weights. And that’s just…
Local News
A climate bill that died in Legislature lives on, in plans for future
A bill requiring cities and counties to cut greenhouse gases failed to pass, but they’re planning to do…
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Forest Service formulating big plan for Stillaguamish watershed
Three trails could be decommissioned. New ones could be built. And over 22,000 acres of trees could be…
Local News
Report: Record heat turned Washington’s evergreen trees red
“Desiccation” is a sign of climate change’s impact on forests. Damage was observed in the Cascade foothills of…
Northwest
Wildlife officials warn of invasive frogs in western Washington
Scientists reportedly have spotted African clawed frogs in Bothell, Issaquah and Lacey.
Opinion
Comment: Earth can heal itself but humans must do their part
In order for natural processes to clean up the earth, we have to stop making climate change worse.
Opinion
Comment: Even amid climate change harms, reason for optimism
We can either adapt or let climate change force adaptations on us, but we still have a choice.
Local News
Bikes, horses, hikers: At Lord Hill Park, who gets priority?
Parks staff will soon unveil plans for the 1,400-acre trail network. Mountain bikers feel like “we didn’t get…