Learning how endangered orcas hunt could be the key to saving them
In the race to save Puget Sound’s starving southern resident killer whale population — down to 73 members among three pods — researchers and policymakers have pitched a broad assortment of science-backed solutions. Key among them: increasing the abundance of endangered chinook salmon, the southern residents’ food of choice; minimizing pollution; and regulating boat traffic and whale watching so orcas can live and feed in peace. Read more in Crosscut
Ron Muzzall is named Washington’s newest state senator
Officials from three counties and two political parties unanimously picked Whidbey Island farm owner Ron Muzzall on Friday to fill a vacant state senate seat. Read more in the Whidbey News-Times
Trump EPA Revokes Protections for Waterways
Bad news for Americans who drink water: On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final repeal of the Clean Water Rule, an Obama-era protection that expanded federal protections for waterways and wetlands across the country. Read more in the Slog
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Ron Muzzall is named Washington’s newest state senator
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Learning how endangered orcas hunt could be the key to saving them
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