Amanda Zhou

3 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Amanda Zhou

SEATTLE — For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County scientists say they have made a "potential breakthrough" in how to save them. Preliminary results from a recently completed study show certain soil mixes can effectively filter a toxic chemical out of stormwater, boosting coho salmon's survival rates significantly.

1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Amanda Zhou

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1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Amanda Zhou

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation. BENTON COUNTY — For four generations, the Robert family ranch has been in the business of raising cattle or sheep.

1 month ago | columbian.com | Amanda Zhou

The action became a little too real for two moviegoers in Wenatchee when the ceiling suddenly collapsed Tuesday night during a showing of “Captain America: Brave New World.”Wenatchee Valley Fire Department Chief Brian Brett said firefighters were called to a roof collapse at the Liberty Cinema in downtown Wenatchee around 8 p.m. Tuesday. Crews found that a portion of the interior roof in the building’s main and oldest theater had fallen onto the first three rows of the audience area.

1 month ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Amanda Zhou

Dos gatos domésticos se contagiaron de gripe aviar después de que sus dueños los alimentaron con comida cruda para mascotas potencialmente contaminada, informó el miércoles el Departamento de Agricultura del estado de Washington. Los dos gatos de interior con casos confirmados de gripe aviar se encuentran en los condados de Snohomish y King. Uno fue sacrificado debido a la gravedad de la enfermedad y el otro recibe tratamiento de un veterinario, dio a conocer el departamento.