Millions of dollars are spent each year to restore Puget Sound to a healthy condition. But how do we know if the effort is paying off?  The Kitsap Sun is continuing a series of stories examining six categories of indicators the Puget Sound Partnership is using to gauge the health of Puget Sound.  Stories will look at indicators in categories like the ecosystem’s food web, water quality, water quantity, species and habitats.  

There’s still no clear forecast for Earth’s temperature rise, but scientists are looking to the sky for answers.  Read more in The Verge, where UW atmospheric scientist Yen-Ting Hwang is quoted.   

Snow on the third day of spring has some people wondering: what gives?  Well, actually, spring here began a long time ago, says KPLU weather expert and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Cliff Mass.  Read or listen to the article on KPLU. 

Graduate students practice public speaking that conveys the excitement of scientific research without getting bogged down in jargon. Then they put their skills to work at Town Hall Seattle.  Read more about how students are learning these skills in a seminar series sponsored by the College of the Environment in this weekend’s Seattle Times. 

President Obama’s plan hands a long-sought victory to island residents and members of Washington’s congressional delegation.  Read more about what this means in the Seattle Times.