Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday. John Ryan
Return of The Blob: Heat wave spans Pacific Ocean A massive heat wave is hitting the Pacific Ocean from Kamchatka to California. John Ryan
Saving Puget Sound's puffins: Bringing these ocean ambassadors back from the brink Tufted puffins are endangered in Washington state, and researchers hope to boost their sagging population there, currently estimated at 2,500 birds statewide. John Ryan
Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds New research suggests the phytoplankton that forms the foundation of the marine food web and helps regulate the planet’s climate will decline sharply as seas heat up. Associated Press
Scientists crack the case of the melting sea stars. It only took a decade Researchers in Washington and British Columbia say they have solved a deadly mystery that has stumped scientists for more than a decade. John Ryan
More cuts coming to US oceans agency and its Olympic Coast sanctuary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to jettison 10 buildings it leases in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington as the agency prepares to eliminate another 1,029 employees nationwide. John Ryan
Stop international work, Trump administration tells ocean agency The Trump administration has told federal ocean and atmosphere scientists to stop their international work. John Ryan
Pacific Northwest’s busiest volcano predicted to erupt by end of 2025 Thanks to a dense array of sensors on the volcano’s summit and flanks, scientists know that Axial Seamount has been swelling with magma and getting taller, a sign that it’s ready to go off. John Ryan
Biden ban puts more of Northwest off limits to oil drilling A new ban from President Joe Biden prevents offshore drilling within 200 miles of the nation’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the northern Bering Sea. John Ryan
Cold, lost sea turtle is returned from the Northwest to warm California waters The Vancouver Aquarium took in the hypothermic turtle, nursed her back to health, and gave her a name: Moira, after a character in the TV comedy “Schitt’s Creek.” John Ryan
