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A short check-in from Chris

The new season kicks off in March
- Chris Morgan
Rare good news from the Amazon: Gigantic fish are thriving again

Conservationists say a sustainable fishing program has helped the recovery of the local pirarucu — which can be up to 10-feet long and weigh 450 pounds.
- John Otis
Murder kittens: Outdoor cats take heavy toll on wildlife

Despite the wildlife hospital’s best efforts, 80% of cat-attack victims brought there do not survive.
- John Ryan
The U.S. wants to slash carbon emissions from power plants. Natural gas is in the way

Despite climate targets set by the Biden administration and corporate executives, the U.S. is still building new natural gas plants that threaten to cause greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come.
- Michael Copley
Another La Niña winter arrives in Seattle and the Puget Sound region

After starting fall off on an unseasonably dry and warm note, the Seattle area is ushering in the coldest start to December in nearly four decades.
- Katie Campbell
Where the wild things grow – a visit to the new UW greenhouse

If you’re riding your bike down the Burke Gilman trail through the University of Washington campus, you’ll cruise by a long row of glass buildings. Over the last three years, the University of Washington has been moving its extensive plant collection from its Botany Greenhouse in Redmond to this new 20,000-foot greenhouse on campus. This week, the University of Washington opens the upgraded greenhouse to the public.
- Mike Davis
Sacred food in a polluted river

In the Pacific Northwest, there’s no food as iconic as salmon. But for members of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, it’s sacred. And the salmon in the Columbia River Basin that they eat is contaminated with pollutants. We'll hear from ProPublica reporter Maya Miller about how tribal members are balancing health risks with tradition.
- Vaughan Jones
3 tribes dealing with the toll of climate change get $75 million to relocate

The Biden administration gave $75 million in aid to the three communities in Alaska and Washington. Eight other Tribal communities received an additional $40 million.
- Jaclyn Diaz
Citing risk to endangered whales, Whole Foods hits pause on Maine lobster — for now

Two seafood monitoring groups downgraded Maine lobster's sustainability ratings, prompting Whole Foods to pause purchases. Here's how environmental groups and state leaders are reacting.
- Rachel Treisman
Could grizzly bears officially return to the North Cascades?

The last confirmed grizzly bear sighting in the North Cascades was in 1996. But that could change.
- Libby Denkmann

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