Rivers Trust conference calls for action on algal blooms
The River Dart in Totnes (image credit: Phil Gayton, CC BY 2.0 license). The Rivers Trust Annual Conference in early...
Environmental Policies
New report explores recyclable materials for PCBs
Conventional printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing is wasteful, harmful to the environment and energy intensive. This can be mitigated by...
What can you do this Earth Day to help the world’s forests?
On April 22, 1970 over 10% of all Americans took part in what would become the first ever Earth Day. ...
Children exposed to brain-harming chemicals while sleeping
Image credit: University of Toronto Researchers are urging mattress manufacturers and governments to act, following a couple of new studies...
Melting Arctic sea ice spurs gray whale die-off along West Coast
Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond....
In a First, Chimps Found Sharing Fermented Fruit
For the first time, wild chimpanzees have been caught on film sharing fermented fruit. The footage comes from Cantanhez National...
Walmart is investing in 31 community solar projects
Walmart, in collaboration with the solar company Nexamp, is investing in 31 community solar projects in Maine, Massachusetts, New York,...
3 WA men accused of taking trade secrets, metal from EV charging stations
An electric vehicle charging company has sued three King County residents and 50 co-conspirators for allegedly running schemes to steal...
How Montlake became a suburb in the middle of Seattle, and what’s next
Native land Muckleshoot historian Warren King George walks near a tree stump along the Montlake Cut. (Nick Wagner / The...
WA’s recycling system may finally get an overhaul
Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond....
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