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Environment
A return after seven decades: Inside the Yakama Nation’s elk hunt on the Hanford Reach
Yakama Nation tribal members hunt the Hanford Reach National Monument, taking 13 elk from a herd of more than 2,000.
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Government
Homeless shelters in Tacoma are getting less funding this year
On June 20, Pierce County announced the Tacoma Rescue Mission will get just under $200,000 less than last year for shelter funding.
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Homeless shelters in Tacoma are getting less funding this year
Lauren Gallup reports.
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Washington can now look to out-of-state shipbuilders for its next ferries
Washington state has charted a bipartisan course to overhaul its ferry procurement plans. Officials will now broaden their scope when seeking builders for the state's new ships.
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Comments sought on ‘one of best pumped storage sites’ in Washington
Storing renewable energy is critical in the Northwest. A draft review for the region’s largest proposed energy storage project is available for public comment.
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Oregon nonprofits ask for a $100M to address white supremacy
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Environment
There will be more places to hunt and fish in Washington. But critics say it will come at an expense to environment
The Trump Administration is expanding hunting and fishing opportunities in 77 National Wildlife Refuges, including 10 locations in the Pacific Northwest. The move is meant increase recreation, but critics say it will harm wildlife.
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Gov. John Kitzhaber Of Oregon Resigns, Blames Media
After months of scandal involving his fiancée, Gov. John Kitzhaber of Oregon has resigned. In a four-page statement on Friday, Kitzhaber, 67, starts off...