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Bark beetles, ‘murder hornets,’ and other pests affecting Washington state
State and local agencies monitor outbreaks of certain insects, recommend prevention steps, and remove infested trees or pests ...
San Diego State offers Washington state edge rusher
Three-star class of 2026 edge rusher Robby Lavata’i from Curtis Senior High in University Place, Wash., has received an offer ...
Flying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopter
The Washington Department of Natural Resources has been using one of its firefighting helicopters to haul abandoned boats off ...
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Washington’s drought emergency reaches western WA, Puget Sound
On Thursday, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) expanded its drought emergency declaration for 19 watersheds ...
Drought emergency hits Pierce County, much of Western Washington
The Washington State Department of Ecology declared a large portion of Pierce County under drought emergency at a press ...
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On a wing and a prairie: Puget Sound butterfly avoids extinction with human help
They're surprisingly fuzzy. Each wing looks like a mini-masterpiece of stained-glass art, in orange, black, and white.
Ecology expands Washington state’s drought emergency
On Thursday, the Washington State Department of Ecology expanded its drought emergency to include watersheds in Snohomish, ...
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Loss of USGS program could hamper salmon research critical for Puget Sound
US Representative Marilyn Strickland, a Democrat from Washington’s 10th congressional district, is asking the Trump ...
WA trade groups seek federal intervention to block state gas ban
Eight Washington state trade organizations, led by the Building Industry Association of Washington, are hoping their recent ...
Fastest-growing women-owned companies in Washington state
Information supplied by individual companies through questionnaires could not be independently verified by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Only those that responded to our inquiries or had reliable ...