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It's officially snow season in Washington state

It's October 1 — the first day for measuring snowpack in Washington state. And there's already a dusting in the mountains.
- Paige Browning
Why does the water level of Lake Washington change through the year?

Lake Washington water levels go up and down by 2 feet every year. You may be surprised to find out why.
- Katherine Banwell
Tribe Gives Personhood To Klamath River

Yurok Tribe general counsel Amy Cordalis tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro why the tribe granted personhood to the Klamath River.
Why Botswana Is Lifting Its Ban On Elephant Trophy Hunting

The government is revoking a ban on elephant hunting. Some say that's good news for the tourist business and local farmers who say the animals trampled their crops. Others aren't so sure.
- Krista Mahr
Seeking: Wolves marked for death in Washington state

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is trying to kill one to two of the nine wolves in the Grouse Flats pack, in the southeast corner of the state.
- Eilís O'Neill
Not driving a bus? Then stay out of these lanes

Frustrated volunteers took to a busy downtown intersection during Thursday's afternoon rush hour to remind car drivers to stay out of the bus lanes.
- Ruby de Luna
Birds in Washington are in decline, with the rest of the nation

Wildlife population experts are sounding the alarm that North America has nearly 3 billion fewer birds now than in did in the 1970s.
- Paige Browning
Feds push for dirtier waters. Tribes say that threatens their health

Washington tribes say the Trump administration is violating their treaty rights and endangering their health. Those were some of the complaints at a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to allow more pollution in Washington waters — and Washington fish.
- John Ryan
Washington state sues Trump over endangered species

17 states - including Washington - are suing the Trump Administration in attempt to keep the Endangered Species Act in place.
- Paige Browning
Sea Level Rise, Ocean Warming Is Accelerating According To U.N. Report

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report on how the world's oceans and ice are affected by climate change. Sea level rise is accelerating as is ocean warming.
- Rebecca Hersher

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