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Negotiators at a U.N. biodiversity conference reach a historic deal to protect nature

The most significant part of the U.N. pact is a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030, up from 17% of terrestrial and 10% of marine areas.
- The Associated Press
Plenty of Amazon plastic to go around ... the Earth

There is more plastic from Amazon's packaging swirling in Earth's oceans, according the environmental advocacy group Oceana, which says the amount of plastic from the online retailer can circle the planet more than 800 times in the form of air pillows.
- Dyer Oxley
Deadly flu hits Washington birds

Wildlife officials have found hundreds of dead snow geese around Washington’s Skagit Bay, suspected victims of highly pathogenic avian influenza: bird flu.
- John Ryan
Some of America's biggest vegetable growers fought for water, then the water ran out

For years, powerful farmers in California's Central Valley fought for more water from the state's rivers. Now some are changing course, because there's no more water to be found.
- Dan Charles
3 fish from 3 King County lakes that you should not eat

If you’re fishing in Lake Washington and you catch a cutthroat trout — don’t eat it. The largemouth bass in Lake Sammamish and the smallmouth bass in Lake Meridian are also not healthy choices.
- Eilís O'Neill
Hollywood's famous, aging mountain lion has been captured by authorities. Now what?

P-22 has lived in Griffith Park for a decade, earning nicknames like the "Hollywood Cat" and the "Brad Pitt of mountain lions." He is undergoing health evaluations after exhibiting signs of distress.
- Rachel Treisman
U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet?

A giant laser facility in Livermore, Calif., says it has created net energy from nuclear fusion. It's an important breakthrough, but fusion power remains a distant dream.
- Geoff Brumfiel
Bracing for the economic fallout after the collapse of the Bering Sea crab season

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers Executive Director Jamie Goen joins Soundside to talk about the potential economic disaster of their canceled crab seasons.
- Jason Burrows
The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact

Its water level is dropping. Big sinkholes are swallowing up whole tracts of land around it. Here is why a disaster is unfolding at the Middle East's iconic salt lake.
- Ofir Berman
Kansas oil spill is Keystone pipeline's biggest ever, according to federal data

A ruptured pipeline northwest of Kansas City dumped about 588,000 gallons of oil into a creek running through rural pastureland, throwing operator TC Energy's federal permit into question.
- The Associated Press

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