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Wildfire smoke continues to blanket much of the Puget Sound region

Dr. Cora Sack is a University of Washington Assistant Professor. She has expertise in lung disease, and the health effects of air pollution and wildfire smoke.
- John O'Brien
New airport would put Washington's climate goals out of reach, critics argue

The Puget Sound region is growing, and air travel is growing with it. By the year 2050, the number of flights here could more than double. But critics of that outlook say we should be curbing greenhouse gas emissions – not raising them.
- Joshua McNichols
PNW bird populations are on the decline, report says

The report states that climate change, drought, and a century of forest mismanagement are to blame what is going on, especially in the western United States.
- Roman Battaglia
'It's an invasion.' North America's tiniest butterfly spotted in Southeastern Washington

Rare sightings of a tiny butterfly, smaller than a thumbnail, have sprung up all over southeastern Washington. People are spotting these butterflies in some unusual places.
- Courtney Flatt
Greece says its entire electrical grid ran on 100% renewables for the first time

Renewable energy sources covered Greece's electricity demands for about five hours last Friday, the operator of the country's power grid said.
- Bill Chappell
Transported 'by land, by sea, by air,' endangered kokanee salmon released into Lake Sammamish

"We have now transported these little fish by land, by sea, by air," said King County Executive
- Megan Farmer
See the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

This year's top prizes went to a teen from Thailand and an American who is just the fifth woman to win in 58 years. Karine Aigner spoke with NPR about the significance of the photo and the award.
- Estefania Mitre
Urgent action is required if losses to nature are to be reversed, WWF report shows

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Rebecca Shaw, chief scientist at the World Wildlife Fund, about the organization's new Living Planet Report that shows a huge drop in global wildlife population.
Not just an Eastern WA issue; King County prepares for wildfires

For a long time, people on the west side of the Cascades assumed that wildland fires were an issue for those in Eastern Washington. But as conditions become drier and hotter across the western U.S., the wildfire threat is growing in all parts of the state, even the normally soggy parts.
- Libby Denkmann
As sockeye salmon boom in Alaska, is there a lesson for us in Washington?

This year, more than 78 million sockeye salmon returned to the estuaries of Western Alaska, a record high and a stark contrast with most salmon populations elsewhere as urban infrastructure and rising water temperatures threaten numerous species. University of Washington professor Daniel Schindler told Soundside that sockeye salmon have been climate change winners in recent years, but why is still an answer researchers are seeking an answer to.
- Libby Denkmann

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