Pacific Northwest
The climate for making beer is changing, so brewers and hops growers are, too
You can’t make beer without hops, but climate change is threatening the future of the crop in a place that grows a quarter of all the world’s supply — Washington state. That’s got growers and brewers there and around the world scrambling to make changes to improve the resilience and sustainability of their industry.
Calling over boat noise is making endangered orcas hungrier
Undersea noise levels are increasing in the Pacific Northwest, as thousands of freighters, ferries and other vessels motor up and down the coast. Some new research details how all that noise might make life harder for endangered marine mammals. Undersea noise levels are increasing in the Pacific Northwest, as thousands of freighters, ferries and other vessels motor up and down the coast. Some new research details how all that noise might make life harder for endangered marine mammals.
Underfunded wildlife enforcement in the Pacific Northwest fails to keep up with poachers
Wildlife trafficking is a global problem and the US is not immune. In the Pacific Northwest, a small law enforcement and judicial team polices Washington and Oregon for wildlife infractions, but limited resources, budget woes and loose laws allow poachers to evade penalties.Wildlife trafficking is a global problem and the US is not immune. In the Pacific Northwest, a small law enforcement and judicial team polices Washington and Oregon for wildlife infractions, but limited resources, budget woes and loose laws allow poachers to evade penalties.
