The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again
A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins ...
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Scientists sound the alarm after finding thousands of seabirds dead on beaches: 'The message is clear'
There has been no sign of the populations recovering. Scientists sound the alarm after finding thousands of seabirds dead on ...
My family paid $21 to take our car on a ferry through Washington. It was better than our $300 whale-watching boat tour.
It was cheap to take our car on a ferry from Townsend to Coupeville, where we explored Whidbey Island. On the ride, we saw ...
4 winter hikes to take in WA state if you don’t have snowshoes
Hiking in the winter doesn't have to mean trudging through snow. You just have to find some low-elevation hikes to take ...
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🦆 Good-bye to floatpane surveys
Why it matters: These surveys, which began in the 1990s, help monitor ecosystem health in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca by tracking seabird and marine mammal populations, the department's ...
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7 takeaways from Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s inaugural address
Bob Ferguson is sworn in as the 24th Governor of the State of Washington during his inauguration ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Photo by Ryan ...
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Did Republicans Take Washington in a Landslide? Not So Much
Soon after his victory in November, President-elect Donald J. Trump claimed a “powerful mandate” for his legislative agenda. Indeed, he swept all of the key battleground states and was the ...
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New Washington governor outlines goals as state faces multibillion-dollar deficit
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is sworn into office by Washington Supreme Court chief justice Debra L ...
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Bob Ferguson takes office as Washington's governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson was officially sworn into office Wednesday as the state braces in the face of a significant budget gap and changing federal leadership. Ferguson com ...
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Trump Presidency May Signal a Boom for Deep-Sea Mining
The imminent presidency of Donald Trump looks set to boost the fortunes of deep-sea-mining as support for harvesting the world’s ocean floors for critical minerals grows, both in Congress and ...
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WA is ‘a light to the world’ Gov. Inslee tells lawmakers in his final State of the State address
Gov. Jay Inslee, who’s led Washington state for the past dozen years, delivered his final State of the State address Tuesday morning. Its theme? Progress. Inslee’s remarks came during a joint ...
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What to know about immigration in Washington amid threats of 'mass deportations'
WASHINGTON, USA — President Donald Trump has reiterated his plans for "mass deportations" of undocumented immigrants, set to begin immediately after he takes office on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump, and ...