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Exclusive: dead fish are again appearing in the stressed Darling-Baaka at Menindee, as a fisheries department report reveals the river’s poor state

“Welcome to dead fish central,” said Graeme McCrabb, a local resident, as he navigated his speedboat through fields of rotting fish carcasses...

It’s the latest clash over a river basin in New South Wales, Australia, in an arid land where social, economic and environmental interests collide over water issues.

How a Washington geologist is helping with the search for life on Mars The Perseverance rover landed on Mars on Thursday. (Getty Images) NASA celebrated the successful landing of its Perseverance rover on the surfaces of Mars on Thursday. Now, the real work begins, as the rover begins its search for signs of life on the planet’s surface, with the aid of Western Washington University planetary geologist Dr. Melissa Rice. Dr. Rice holds a couple jobs on the mission, as part of the team managing...

February 17, 2021 at 4:50 pm Frontline workers and staff from the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB), pose for a photographer in Seattle. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images). KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo join up for the last time, after nearly a year of this reporting project. They’ll discuss the impossible online waitlists for vaccines, and if we’re ready to reopen schools. And, over the past year of this crisis, what story or moment has stuck wi...