Eilis O'Neill
Stories
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'Dead tree after dead tree.' The case of Washington's dying foliage
When Jim and Judy Davis moved to their property in Granite Falls two and a half years ago, the trees in their 25-acre forest were healthy. Then the hemlocks started to turn brown.
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Proposed golf course near Rainier drives controversy
A decades-old plan to build a resort 11 miles from Mount Rainier’s Longmire entrance has resurfaced. The proposed resort would include a hotel, a conference center and a golf course.
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A baby clam garden by the sea: A Northwest delicacy returns
Native clams are harder to find these days along the Washington coast. To bring them back, the Swinomish Tribe of northwest Washington is reviving an ancient tradition: clam gardens. They’re rock walls designed to make good habitat for clams, and they might also help protect the tribe from climate change.
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King County has lost nearly $1M in federal funding for homeless services
King County has lost nearly a million dollars in federal funding for homelessness services. The funding came from a FEMA program.
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Four wolves killed by Washington state agents — hours before court hearing to protect them
The fate of the last wolf from that pack will be determined at trial.
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Wheat farmers fear extinction if Snake River dams are removed to help orcas
In the southeastern corner of Washington state, wheat goes down the river, while salmon are trucked up around dams on the road. “And taxpayers pay for all of it,” said Sam Mace, with Save Our Wild Salmon.
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Elk rebound in western Washington. Wolves may soon follow
Elk are making a comeback west of the Cascades. That’s exactly what wildlife officials were hoping for.
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Pesticide linked to brain damage in children faces multi-state lawsuit
Washington and five other states are suing the the Environmental Protection Agency to ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in fetuses and small children.
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The river runs alarmingly low in North Bend
It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer. Just 30 minutes outside Seattle, in the town of North Bend, most development is on hold till an issue of water is resolved.
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Inmates will soon grow wine grapes, hops at the Washington State Penitentiary
There will soon be a vineyard and hopyard inside the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.