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Efforts to help East Coast forests being overrun by invasive vines

Invasive plants and insects are wreaking havoc on many of the nation's beloved parks. We visit parks in the D.C. area where vines are spreading fast and killing trees.
- Jacob Fenton
Why Washington cars could get a little Smokey in 2024
- Dyer Oxley
Endangered baby orca J60 missing, presumed dead

The baby orca known as J60 is missing and presumed dead, according to the Center for Whale Research.
- John Ryan
T-shirt weather in January? Seattle area warmed by record-breaking temps

Western Washington's in the middle of a bout of what some might call T-shirt weather.
- KUOW Staff
Demand for minerals sparks fear of mining abuses on Indigenous peoples' lands

There's a growing demand for minerals as the world ramps up manufacturing of climate solutions. Experts say more than half of these mining projects are on or near lands of Indigenous peoples.
- Julia Simon
Western Washington is going to get drenched this weekend

An atmospheric river is expected to settle over Western Washington Friday evening.
- KUOW Staff
'Hot droughts' are becoming more common in the arid West, new study finds

Scientists looked at trees to better understand the interplay between temperatures and droughts in the Western U.S. Human-caused climate change is exacerbating both.
- Nathan Rott
Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires

The verdict comes in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the blazes.
- The Associated Press
The newest California transplant: Redwoods

Washington’s climate is changing, and some of our native trees are struggling to adapt. Western red cedars and Douglas firs aren’t used to warming temperatures and drought conditions. Cue the Redwood tree - chances are, you’ve actually seen them around Seattle already. Seattle Times Climate Reporter Amanda Zhou is here to tell us why the California icon may be a good fit for Washington.
- Vaughan Jones
New kelp fossils may help explain the Pacific Ocean's underwater jungles

Newly discovered kelp fossils peg their existence to 32 million years ago. These fossils may help explain how the Pacific Ocean's underwater 'forests' came to be.
- Ari Daniel

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