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  A record-size run of pink salmon may be headed toward Washington state

  Biologists expect a record number of pink salmon to return to Puget Sound and Washington rivers and streams this year. And while that may seem like a good signal about salmon habitat, it's also raising some concerns. Matt Bogaard is a specialist in chum, pink and sockeye salmon species with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what a big run of pinks means for our region.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  Premier climate study frozen by Trump administration as researchers get the boot

  The Trump administration has put the nation’s most comprehensive climate study on hold and told hundreds of scientists working on it that their services are no longer needed.

  • John Ryan
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  Private eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses U.K. extradition fight

  The Justice Department has charged Amit Forlit with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, among other crimes.

  • Michael Copley

• Scientists are raising the alarm about Trump's deep sea mining executive order

  President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.

  • Dan Ackerman

• Coyotes in Kansas threaten the ranching industry. Night hunting could help

  Human activity, like cutting down forests for farming and pushing out predators like wolves and mountain lions, has allowed coyotes to thrive across the Great Plains.
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  The U.S. takes a step toward allowing mining on the ocean floor, a fragile ecosystem

  President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmental groups say it could harm a fragile ecosystem.

  • Julia Simon

• Buildings and light pollution pose deadly threat to migrating birds. Here's how you can help

  Spring migration can be a deadly journey for billions of birds as they travel north. Several cities in the Midwest create an especially deadly path for birds where light pollution and buildings confuse them.
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  Seattle launches new actions to tame transport’s climate impact

  Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced measures Tuesday to cut the city’s stubborn carbon emissions, including more electric-vehicle charging stations and a program for e-cargo bike deliveries.

  • John Ryan
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  Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

  Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.

  • Alejandra Borunda

• What federal worker cuts mean for wildfire threats this season

  The Trump administration's dramatic staffing cuts at federal lands agencies like the Forest Service are causing anxiety in tinder-dry New Mexico.

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