Environment

Otter watcher Jeffery Teo snaps a photo. Some locals aren’t quite so fond of the creatures, which have been known to raid fish ponds and cause a nuisance. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Marina Lopes

October 22, 2021 at 1:30 pm

Otters return to big-city life in a greener, cleaner Singapore

Otters fled Singapore's pollution in the 1970s but after its environmental cleanup, a few families have been returning. They're now snacking from goldfish ponds and...

Salmon return upriver to their spawning grounds in the Cedar River Thursday October 21, 2021. Sockeye, chinook and coho can be found in the Cedar River and both sockeye and coho turn red during breeding season. The Seattle Aquarium will have naturalists to interpret the salmon journey at four different sites along the Cedar River this weekend, for more information visit: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/salmon-journey 218552

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October 22, 2021 at 1:12 pm

Don’t miss the last weekend to spot spawning salmon with the Seattle Aquarium

Naturalists with the Seattle Aquarium will be out along the Cedar River at four locations this weekend to help viewers spot salmon and learn about...

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October 22, 2021 at 7:00 am

Gov. Inslee, Sen. Murray pursue dam-breaching assessment on Lower Snake River

Litigation over dam operations is on hold as Sen. Pat Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee say they are pursuing further study of breaching the four...

FILE – In this Oct. 13, 2021, file photo, a firefighter watches as smoke rises from a wildfire in Goleta, Calif. Worsening climate change requires that the United States do much more to track and manage flows of migrants fleeing natural disasters. That’s the finding of a multiagency study from the Biden administration. President Joe Biden ordered the assessment. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File) WX107 WX107

October 21, 2021 at 9:19 am

White House, intelligence agencies, Pentagon issue reports warning climate change threatens global security

Sweeping assessments by the White House, intelligence community and Pentagon conclude that climate change will worsen threats to global security. They build on grim warnings...

FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, a jogger runs along McCovey Cove outside Oracle Park in San Francisco, under darkened skies from wildfire smoke. Worsening climate change requires that the United States do much more to track and manage flows of migrants fleeing natural disasters. That’s the finding of a multiagency study from the Biden administration. President Joe Biden ordered the assessment. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) WX108 WX108

October 21, 2021 at 7:31 am

US: More threats, more desperate refugees as climate warms

Worsening climate change requires that the United States do much more to track and manage flows of migrants fleeing natural disasters, the Biden administration said...

Fourth graders Rachel Nelson, right, and Elliot Kelley-Petersen begin to unfurl themselves from under their desks after practicing their their drop, cover and hold-on skills during an annual earthquake drill, the Great ShakeOut, at Genesee Hill Elementary school Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Seattle. The school children were among residents across the state practicing their readiness for an earthquake in the drill, which also included tsunami alerts in coastal areas and testing of emergency radio broadcasts. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

October 21, 2021 at 6:52 am

Washington just marked the Great ShakeOut drill today; here's how to prepare for an earthquake

It's the third Thursday in October, which means the Great Washington ShakeOut took place this morning. Here are some tips and guidance to keep in...

October 21, 2021 at 6:10 am

Farmer fined $304K over alleged water theft during drought

The Ecology Department said the illegal water use by the farm in Franklin County threatened stream flows on the Columbia and Snake rivers, which are...

Tom Hennessy, right, and his fiancee Tessa McDougall stand on their land in the Australian Outback town of Quilpie, on Oct. 2, 2021. Quilpie had hoped its offer of a free residential block of land to anyone who would make it their home might attract five new families to the remote community of 800. But authorities have been overwhelmed by more than 250 enquires in less than two weeks from around Australia and internationally. (Leon O’Neil via AP) SYD102 SYD102

October 21, 2021 at 1:58 am

Australian town overwhelmed by response to free land offer

The Australian Outback town of Quilpie (Quill-Pea) hoped its offer of free residential land to anyone who would make it their home might attract five...