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In Arlington, a stream is born, giving fish a new route
The Adopt A Stream demonstration project will help salmon and trout avoid roadside pollution.
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These burned bear cubs are among the casualties of wildfires
In a first, PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood is caring for three severely burned young black bears.
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6 derelict boats in Everett on track to be hauled away
One vessel set for removal is the Confusion, a 53-foot cruiser sunk at the 10th Street boat launch.
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County Councilwoman Dunn selected to serve on EPA committee
She will be the only representative from Washington on a 39-member federal advisory committee.
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PUD’s experimental solar power microgrid is ready to go live
The site in Arlington will be a test lab of ideas, as the PUD figures out the future…
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How the PUD kept things humming during the record heat wave
The public utility has been bracing for the impacts of climate change for more than a decade.
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Abandoned boats washed up at Howarth Park slated for removal
The Everett Police Department is taking steps to haul off two vessels stuck in the sand.
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Legacy of pollution makes Everett port project ‘challenging’
The former Kimberly-Clark mill site is nearing the end of a complex cleanup, part of a $36 million…
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Snohomish County is an oasis of sorts in Washington’s drought
An emergency was declared for much of the state. Snohomish County was spared, thanks to its reservoirs.
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In Index, Erinswood Trail will be a place for everyone
Named after Erin Sample, who has cerebral palsy, it will become fully ADA-compliant.
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At Meadowdale Beach, the salmon will return to a new estuary
Construction is underway on a new railroad bridge that will open a connection between gulch and sea.
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8 deaths in county now suspected due to recent heat wave
The state tally of heat-related fatalities is now 78, officials said.
Northwest
Study: Northwest heat wave impossible without climate change
In Oregon alone, the state medical examiner reported 116 deaths related to the extreme hot weather.
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Young birds jumped out of their nests to escape the heat
PAWS Wildlife Center is caring for dozens of fledgling birds that jumped off a building in Seattle.
Northwest
As wildfires rage, Biden is raising federal firefighter pay
The president is holding a virtual meeting Wednesday with governors from Western states.
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3 in county died from heat stroke, and danger still looms
The hottest day is over, but forecasters say temperatures are expected to remain above normal.
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Monday will be worse: Some locations could see 110 degrees
The heat wave sweltered past 100 degrees Sunday in much of Snohomish County and Western Washington.
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At Monte Cristo ghost town, a big fight over a short road
Historic preservationists want to keep a new road to access the townsite. Environmentalists want it gone.
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Whale skeleton will be a star attraction at children’s museum
Exhibit’s designer pitched in and shared expertise as volunteers spent a day cleaning massive bones.
Northwest
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
Cattle ranchers fear the drought-loving insects will strip bare public and private rangelands.