John Ryan
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Atlantic salmon have spread far and wide in Pacific Northwest waters since 160,000 of them escaped from a collapsed fish farm near Anacortes in August.
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An aquaculture firm and state regulators knew its floating salmon farm was "nearing the end of serviceable life" before it failed, allowing about 162,000 non-native fish into Puget Sound and beyond.
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Officials blame the failure of a pen near Washington's Cypress Island on high tides caused by the eclipse, but that is being questioned. Fishing boats are scrambling to catch as many as possible.
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Corporate America is pledging support for climate action in a movement that involves Seattle-based Amazon, Microsoft and Starbucks.
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Salmon are starting to lose their sense of smell and their fear of predators, according to research from federal and university scientists in Seattle.
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The Trump administration has given an initial thumbs-up for research students to dig in a rare wildflowers meadow in the San Juan Islands National Monument.
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To the list of global problems the world’s oceans are facing, you can add another: They’re losing oxygen.
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While civil disobedience is nothing new, climate activists see a balooning interest since the election of President Donald Trump.
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Billionaire Wilbur Ross is President Trump's nominee for secretary of commerce, which oversees ocean policies. Ross also owns oil tankers, which has critics worried about a conflict of interest.
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The National Guard has closed facilities across the country to the public because of lead contamination, following an investigation by The Oregonian newspaper.
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U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell of Seattle tells a conference full of scientists they should speak out if their bosses interfere with their work.
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In a year that has broken record after high-temperature record, two initiatives on the ballot claim to be major advances in fighting climate change. KUOW fact-checks the initiative claims.