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Climate change, funding challenges Puget Sound recovery

Puget Sound is not recuperating at nearly the rate state leaders hoped for when they set environmental health recovery goals about a decade ago, according to a new report by the Puget Sound Partnership

A dam comes down — and tribes, cities, salmon and orcas could all benefit

A dam comes down — and tribes, cities, salmon and orcas could all benefit

You may not have heard much about the long fight to remove the Nooksack Dam near Bellingham, Washington, but its detonation this week will prove ecologically and culturally important.
Toxic food, toxic water: What's killing B.C.'s killer whales?
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Toxic food, toxic water: What's killing B.C.'s killer whales?

Orcas have no natural enemies but face threats from pollution and climate change.

Over half of the world's killer whale population is under threat
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Over half of the world's killer whale population is under threat

The future of more than half of the world's killer whale population is under threat, in part, because of man-made chemicals produced throughout the mid-1900s leaching into the ocean, according to a new study.
Don’t blame Snake dams for grieving mother orca, congressional members told in Pasco

Don’t blame Snake dams for grieving mother orca, congressional members told in Pasco

Three U.S. representatives — all Republicans — heard testimony Monday at a field hearing in Pasco of the House Natural Resources Committee.
How killer whales went from hated, to adored, to endangered

How killer whales went from hated, to adored, to endangered

The more we’ve learned about orcas, the more we love them. But can killer whales survive the dramatic changes to their world?
Tankers coming our way; Canada's government buys pipeline

Tankers coming our way; Canada's government buys pipeline

The Canadian government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will buy, take over and build a controversial 600 mile pipeline that will carry Alberta tar sands oil to be shipped out through the sensitive marine waters shared by Washington and British Columbia.

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