Pod Of Orcas Starving To Death. Tribe Has A Radical Plan To Feed Them
"The Lummi Nation is dropping live salmon into the sea in a last-ditch rescue effort: ‘We don’t have much time’"
Source: Guardian, 04/26/2019
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"Washington State Passes 100 Percent Clean Electricity Legislation"
"The Washington State Legislature passed Senate Bill 5116 on Monday – a bill that will eliminate coal power by 2025 and transition the state to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity by 2045."
Source: KIRO, 04/24/2019
Is Your Favorite River Endangered? Check the List.
The latest release of the annual endangered rivers list provides boatloads of environmental reporting angles, including climate change-related threats like flooding and drought. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory and the new top-10 list, plus 10 suggested starting points for stories and a half-dozen key reporting resources.
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Styrofoam Container Bans May Be Trending
The first state ban on styrofoam food containers makes this a good time to see how things stand with styrofoam in your area, as the controversial plastic draws negative attention for overflowing landfills, causing litter and polluting waters. More, plus story ideas and reporting resources, in this week’s TipSheet.
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Crude Shipments Quietly Increased In Oregon, With Regulators In the Dark
"If oil is moving through Oregon, it’s Michael Zollitsch’s job to know about it. He oversees the state’s emergency responses to oil spills and other environmental disasters."
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, 04/09/2019
"Wolf Pack Living West Of Cascade Mountains For First Time In Decades"
"Western Washington has its first wolf pack in decades, an indication that wolf recovery is on track and a sign that the canines are expanding their range in a healthier ecosystem, wildlife officials say."
Source: Seattle Times, 04/05/2019
"Feds Propose Allowing Makah Tribe To Hunt Gray Whales Again"
"The Makah tribe could soon be hunting gray whales again, under a proposal from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that would grant a waiver to federal marine-mammal protections."
Source: Seattle Times, 04/05/2019
"Polluted by Money"
"How corporate cash corrupted one of the greenest states in America"
Source: Portland Oregonian, 03/25/2019
"Company Applies For Mining Permit In Skagit River Headwaters"
"A Canadian company has applied for an exploratory gold and copper mining permit in the headwaters of the Skagit River, which flows from British Columbia and through northwest Washington state to Puget Sound."
Source: AP, 03/22/2019
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