New research shows that apex predators need vast expanses of territory in order to compete with next-in-line predators and effectively control the balance of their ecosystems.
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The modifications designed for Seattle's seawall are aimed at helping young Chinook, pink and chum salmon navigate, grow and avoid predators along the engineered shoreline.
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In 2016, the Washington Clean Vessel Act, a joint project of Washington State Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Washington Sea Grant, helped divert a record 10 million gallons of raw sewage from Puget Sound, Lake Washington and other state waterways that previously would have been dumped into vulnerable waters. Instead it was collected for safe onshore treatment. This diversion is largely a result of training, outreach and federal funds provided by U.S.
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Unseen in the air around us are tiny molecules that drive the chemical cocktail of our atmosphere. As plants, animals, volcanoes, wildfires and human activities spew particles into the atmosphere, some of these molecules act as cleanup crews that remove that pollution. The main molecules responsible for breaking down all these emissions are called oxidants. The oxygen-containing molecules, mainly ozone and hydrogen-based detergents, react with pollutants and reactive greenhouse gases, such as methane.
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A diverse group of the world’s leading experts in marine conservation, including several scientists from the College of the Environment, is calling for a Hippocratic Oath for ocean conservation.
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