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Scientists in Washington recently used NASA satellites to learn more about snow in the mountains.
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Researchers in the Northwest are studying dirty snow – and how cleaner snow could someday help with water resources around the world.
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A harmful algal bloom on the Snake River has spanned nearly 30 miles of the river. The Whitman County health department says it hasn’t seen a bloom like this on the Snake before.
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Fish counters are seeing thousands of lamprey going past Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. But tribal biologists say these toothy, eel-like fish have a long way to go before they’re in the clear.
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Washington’s Western gray squirrels are in trouble. So much so that state officials are considering uplisting the squirrels from threatened to endangered.
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A once-rare flowering prairie plant has recovered enough in Washington and Oregon to be removed from the federal Endangered Species List.
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As more wind and solar farms come online, it could be harder to find places to build that won’t upset wildlife advocates, farmers, ranchers or nearby communities.
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All the dirt in the Naches River was too much for the City of Yakima’s water treatment plant to handle. Desert cities and towns could see situations like this happen more often as the climate continues to change.
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Four congress members listened to testimony about whether the four Lower Snake River dams should stay in place or be removed.
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Each Spring, Northwest tribes celebrate the first foods of the season. At a Colville ceremony marking the return of migrating salmon, ecological challenges were top of mind.