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Monday marked the start of a new era in Oregon, as lawmakers elected a new Senate president and Gov. Tina Kotek was inaugurated.

Researchers at the University of Maine are studying how warming Arctic waters flowing into the Gulf of Maine are affecting the region's lobster population, in an effort to protect both the famous shellfish and the communities that depend on it. Already, scientists say warming ecosystems have caused a decline in the survival rates of larval lobster and forced some lobster populations to move to colder areas further north. Richard Wahle, director of the University of Maine Lobster Institute, said what happens in the Arctic unfortunately doesn't stay there. ...

Wisconsin residents have one month left to comment on a new wolf management plan for the state and conservation groups encourage people to express their views. The Department of Natural Resources says it's main focus is to ensure a healthy and sustainable wolf population. Melissa Smith, director of the group Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf and Wildlife, said there's a lot to like about the new plan. ...

Ships are getting on board with a program to make Puget Sound quieter for the region's endangered orca population. Sixty-one percent of vessels participated in a voluntary slowdown in the first four weeks, according to numbers released by Quiet Sound, the program of Washington Maritime Blue. Program Director Rachel Aronson said sound is an essential sense for orcas, but propeller noise interferes with that. ...