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Economist Charles Antholt to discuss world water issues Oct. 10
Sustainability conversation series continues Nov. 5
State environmental conference slated for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø
The jellyfish are coming! Experts tangle with exploding population

A "jellyfish bloom" may sound pretty, but it can get ugly fast. A swarm of moon jellyfish from the Baltic Sea were sucked into the cooling pipes of a nuclear power plant on the Swedish coast last week, shutting down one of the three units for four days. In 2008, another such "…

ORCA students dive deep into marine science

On the first day of class, the school was empty.

No books. No labs. No lecture.

Instead, the faculty and their students were on a beach near Deception Pass State Park.

The 90 students from Ocean Research…

Washington's GMO Labeling Initiative Fires Up Global Food Industry

Agribusiness and the food industry have pumped a record $17 million into Washington state so far to defeat Initiative 522.

That's the ballot measure to require labeling of some foods and beverages with genetically engineered ingredients.

Six months ago, it’s doubtful very many…

Western senior explains love for North Cascades
Grants to go to Western students for 'green' projects

Starting in November, Western Washington University will award $340,000 in grants for student projects that aim to lessen the school’s carbon footprint, an effort that has involved many students and has already saved the school thousands of kilowatt hours of electricity.

The grants,…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø talk will cover water-resource management

Hart Hodges, director of Western Washington University’s Center for Economic and Business Research, will present a talk on water-resource management on Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Huxley College of the Environment’s speaker series.
Hodges’ talk, titled “Issues in Water Resource…

Hart Hodges to discuss water resource management Oct. 3
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