Jennifer Steven

The U.S. and Canadian navies have long done sonar testing in orca waters. Now, environmental groups and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee are fighting a U.S. Navy proposal that could harm up to 51 endangered orcas a year with piercing sounds of underwater sonar. The U.S. Navy’s plan for testing and training on the West Coast would send loud underwater pings into orca habitat, as close as 100 yards to the endangered whales, for another seven years. Navy sonar can be hard to listen to.

Climate change is not a scary thing that might happen in the future. It is here. The photos below show how striking a role climate change has already played in the Pacific Northwest — helping to push houses into the ocean and forcing eels to "pant" for air. Here are some ways that climate change is already altering the region. King tides are increasing These extreme tides used to happen once or twice a year, when the moon comes closest to the earth.

Climate change is not a scary thing that might happen in the future. It is here. The photos below show how striking a role climate change has already played in the Pacific Northwest — helping to push houses into the ocean and wildfires to spread. Here are some ways that climate change is already altering the region. King tides are increasing These extreme tides used to happen once or twice a year, when the moon comes closest to the earth.