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**EarthFix**

Stories from the EarthFix team at OPB, KUOW, KCTS 9, Northwest Public Radio and Idaho Public Television.

EarthFix is an innovative partnership of the largest public media institutions in the Pacific Northwest established to expand environmental news coverage in the region. With journalists based in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, EarthFix creates media across multiple platforms, helping citizens examine environmental issues unfolding in their own backyards and to explore how local actions intersect with national issues. All content copyright EarthFix and its stations.

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Can The Cannabis Industry Deliver An Organic, Environmentally Sensitive High? Dec 22, 2016

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Can The Cannabis Industry Deliver An Organic, Environmentally Sensitive High? by EarthFix

At Lyle Falls, Tribal Fishermen Carry On Longstanding Tradition Dec 16, 2016

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At Lyle Falls, Tribal Fishermen Carry On Longstanding Tradition by EarthFix

Western Pacific Biotwang recorded by Oregon State University researchers Dec 16, 2016

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Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a sound coming from one of the deepest spots in the ocean. They believe it’s the song of a Minke whale, but it’s not like any they’ve identified before.

Visiting A Public Forest For Sale Dec 13, 2016

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Oregon is offering a state forest for sale for a flat $220 million, but is requiring the purchaser to guarantee public access and some environmental protections.

Battle Ready 1-hr Special Dec 06, 2016

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A one hour podcast special that explores the U.S. military's environmental legacy in the Pacific Northwest - from making thousands of planes and ships on the rivers to chopping down forests to building the nuclear bomb that would bring Japan to its knees. What was the environmental cost of winning WWII and how are we balancing military preparedness and environmental concerns today?

Battle Ready Part 4: Getting Sick At Hanford Dec 01, 2016

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Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup workers must fight for acknowledgement their illnesses stem from on-the-job exposures. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.

Phantom Road Audio Dec 01, 2016

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Listen to the a research scientist's "Phantom Road" audio used to discover how manmade noise impacts wildlife.

Battle Ready Part 5: Growlers Jets Test Rainforest Peace Dec 01, 2016

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Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is known as one of the quietest, most remote places in the United States. But that is changing. The Navy is ramping up troops and training in the Northwest - and the Olympic Peninsula is the epicenter of those activities. Ashley Ahearn brings us the next installment in our EarthFix series on the military’s relationship with the environment

Battle Ready Part 1: First, A Plane To Win A War. Then A Plan to Clean Up The Pollution. Dec 01, 2016

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This month [December 7th] will mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It’s what drew the United States into World War II. During that war, President Roosevelt called on America to be the “Arsenal of Democracy.” In Seattle, people did their part by building B-17 bombers. Thousands of these ‘Flying Fortresses’ blackened the skies over Europe. And thousands of young men risked their lives in these planes.. The B17 changed history - but it also changed Seattle. EarthFix reporter Ashley Ahearn has the story -- It’s the first in our series on the military’s environmental legacy in the Pacific Northwest.

Battle Ready Part 3: Cleaning Up After Breaking Navy Ships Nov 30, 2016

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Battle Ready Part 3: Cleaning Up After Breaking Navy Ships by EarthFix

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