With the state’s glaciers retreating at alarming rates, there is no time like now to trek, climb, paddle and fly to see them ...

A new law went into effect Jan. 1 that extends the buffer zone around endangered Southern Resident killer whales, punishable ...

A new Washington law requires boats to stay at least 1,000 yards away from Southern Resident killer whales. Center for Whale Research Washington state boaters now need to stay 1,000 yards away ...

Washington state boaters now need to stay 1,000 ... Their diet largely consists of fish, primarily salmon. As a result, boat noise poses a threat to their survival, according to WDFW.

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But just haw far is 1,000 yards? Boat noise threatens WA orcas There are good reasons for the new law. An endangered species with roughly 75 individuals remaining, according to the Washington ...

A new law requiring all boaters to stay a minimum of 1,000 yards away from endangered southern resident orcas in Washington waters ... commercial whale-watching boats for most of the year.

Rep. Nick Begich III and his son, Nick IV, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2025, Begich's first day as a member of the U.S. House. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nick Begich III was sworn in ...

With 2024 behind us, data from the entire year can confirm: The footprint of the year’s record and near-record annual temperatures across the United States was extensive and significant ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 75% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSW to S at 7 to 12 mph (11.3 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 53 °F (11.7 ...