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For the past two years, Forest Grove Elementary School has been making strides toward keeping our oceans clean with a program called Ocean Gua…
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When Elon Musk of the Department of Government Efficiency waved a chainsaw around onstage in February, many federal employees interpreted the …
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At least six local employees within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were among the hundreds nationwide who were ter…
The search is on for a man who harassed sea lions in Monterey near Fisherman's Wharf on Tuesday, Oct. 15, which was captured on camera and lat…
As the global transition toward renewable energy ramps up, scientists have been empowered to explore the facets that transition may require. O…
The group COAST first attempted to turn a former NOAA building into a museum when the federal government put it up for sale. Now they are tryi…