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Saving local forests, with help from big business

Earlier this month, a blockchain company based in Delaware struck the biggest carbon offset deal in history with the city of Issaquah. This kind of deal is a new frontier in both saving local forests and tackling climate change. We talked to Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes about how this all works back when the state of Washington announced they’re getting into this game. Today we’re revisiting that episode.
- Patricia Murphy
Low tides not as low as forecast but do not disappoint Puget Sound beachgoers

The tides weren't the lowest in a decade, but they were the lowest since a midnight in early December.
- John Ryan
All Hike and No Crowds

Over the course of the pandemic - a lot more of us have hit the trails, which honestly can make them pretty crowded The Washington Trails Association is trying to fix that by recommending less popular hikes. Anna Roth the hiking content manager for the Washington Trails Association will fill us in Related story: Take a trip up Rattlesnake Ledge
- Brandi Fullwood
The tale of a distressed American town on the doorstep of a natural paradise

The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?
- Greg Rosalsky
You've likely been affected by climate change. Your long-term finances might be, too

Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.
- Rebecca Hersher
Make it like it was: Clean, cold and flowing Gold Creek of Snoqualmie Pass

We can’t reset the clock on all the changes we’ve made to our natural ecosystems, but when we can, life is ready to thrive again.
- Chris Morgan
World's largest freshwater fish, almost 660 pounds, is found in Cambodia

Scientists say a fisherman caught a giant stingray that measured almost 13 feet from snout to tail in the Mekong River.
- The Associated Press
Yellowstone floods highlight gaps in the government's infrastructure plan

Historic floods in Yellowstone National Park raise questions about long-term government efforts to fix the nation's infrastructure and curb climate change.
- Kirk Siegler
The northern half of Yellowstone National Park may remain closed the rest of the year

Catastrophic damage by flooding earlier this week in Yellowstone National Park likely means that the northern half of the park will remain closed the rest of the year.
- Danielle Kurtzleben
Opinion: A violent tragedy foretold in the Amazon

Two of the Amazon rainforest's staunchest advocates, Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips, are believed to have been killed in one of its remotest corners.
- Robert Muggah

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