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Washington's floodwaters revived a Canadian lake wiped out 100 years ago.

At the bottom of that old lake bed are farms that supply British Columbia with a lot of its milk and butter and cheese. The damage could cost hundreds of millions of dollars and raises complex questions about which country is responsible.
- Joshua McNichols
Natural gas furnaces, water heaters in crosshairs of some Northwest policymakers

Fossil fuel use in buildings looks to be the next frontier for climate activists at the state and local level. There's a convergence of activity in the Pacific Northwest right now aimed at phasing out natural gas furnaces and water heaters. Cities from Eugene to Bellingham have teed up bans on natural gas in new commercial buildings. But natural gas has its defenders, too, who have beaten back proposed phaseouts before.
- Tom Banse
Battered ship finds a port. 105 of its cargo containers presumed sunk

The ship that spilled more than a hundred cargo containers off the Washington coast, then caught fire has made it safely into port. The same cannot be said for much of the Zim Kingston’s cargo.
- John Ryan
Arches is the latest U.S. national park to roll out timed reservations as visits surge

The Utah national park joins Glacier and Rocky Mountain in setting up a timed entry reservation system to deal with a gush of visitors that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Joe Hernandez
Decades-long dispute between Mi'kmaq community and commercial lobstermen escalates

The waters of Nova Scotia, Canada, hold one of the world's most lucrative lobster fisheries. A conflict over how to balance native treaty rights with commercial fishing rules is coming to a head.
- Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi
Shoreline nixes natural gas in climate change move, but not all is snuffed out

The Shoreline City Council unanimously approved a new energy code on Monday that prohibits most uses of fossil fuels in new buildings.
- John Ryan
New sounds show how life is back in recovered corals reefs

A new study shows that restoring coral reefs can bring ecosystems back to life — and with them, their sounds.
- Christopher Intagliata
A father and son were arrested in connection with California's massive Caldor Fire

David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, are accused of "reckless arson" in connection with the Caldor Fire, which burned more than 220,000 acres across three California counties this fall.
- Rachel Treisman
50 earthquakes hit off the Oregon coast, but scientists say they're no great shakes

A swarm of earthquakes led some people to worry that the seismic activity might portend The Big One. But seismologists say that given the location of the quakes, there was no cause for alarm.
- Bill Chappell
It's coyote o'clock in Seattle. Should you bring your cats in?

If you're going by NextDoor, it sounds like an army of coyotes is cruising Seattle streets for pet cats. But cats may not be on the menu as much as cat owners fret. Patricia Murphy speaks with KUOW editor Isolde Raftery about why she started looking into coyotes — and what they like to eat. Turns out, coyotes may be to thank for curbing the city's rat population.
- Clare McGrane

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