By Levi Pulkkinen Five months after twin tragedies cast a spotlight on the state’s ailing orcas, Washington plans to spend more than $1bn to stave off extinction. If enacted, a proposal from the governor, Jay Inslee, would knock down two dams, repair habitat and place...
By Lynda V. Mapes ,Seattle Times environment reporter Originally published November 16, 2018 at 10:49 am Updated November 28, 2018 at 1:47 pm Gov. Jay Inslee’s task force on southern resident orca recovery released its first recommendations Friday to help Puget...
On March 14, 2018 the governor signed Executive Order 18-02 designating state agencies to take several immediate actions to benefit southern residents, and establishing a Task Force to develop a longer-term action recommendations for orca recovery and future...
