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Jill Heinerth: What can we learn from our planet's hidden waterways?

Underneath the surface, there lies a vast network of natural and manmade waterways. Cave diver Jill Heinerth shares her adventures through our planet's plumbing and the ways it secretly connects us.
- Manoush Zomorodi
Why Baghdad will be one of the cities hardest hit by global warming

Iraq's capital city is already seeing record heat — up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit. A report predicts more 120-plus degree days to come. And the "urban heat island" effect will make things even worse.
- Jason Beaubien
Biden ban on Russian oil hits Anacortes, Washington refinery

Russian oil could be en route to Washington state for several more weeks despite a ban on Russian oil and gas imports imposed by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
- John Ryan
This rancher believes her land was stolen from Native Americans. She’s making amends
- Ashley Ahearn
GM plans to test using electric vehicles as a power backup for homes

General Motors and California's Pacific Gas & Electric are aiming to test the technology by this summer. Ford previously announced a similar feature on its electric F-150 Lightning pickup.
- Rina Torchinsky
Yellowstone turns 150. Here's a peek into the national park's history

Yellowstone became the first national park in the U.S. on March 1, 1872, and it helped usher in the broader national park movement. The park stretches into Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
- Jaclyn Diaz
How to love a shark

There are 540 shark species in the world and 143 of them are endangered. Rachel Graham is their evangelist.
- Matt Martin
DNA evidence shows Hank the Tank didn't work alone

Evidence shows that giant bear is getting a bad rap. And local officials say they're getting so many calls about him that it's affecting their ability to take emergency calls.
- Jonathan Franklin
Can’t we just eat those invasive crabs until they’re gone? (Probably not)

Like the native crabs they often prey on, these destructive invaders are themselves edible.
- John Ryan
A new federal strategy for managing and preventing wildfires

Last month the Biden Administration announced a 10 year, $50 billion investment in renewed forest management practices. The funding will focus on "fireshed" zones throughout the Western United States, which are forests at a greater risk of conflagration with close proximity to communities. What does this new strategy mean for Washington's forests?
- Libby Denkmann

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