# puget (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover puget.

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/topics/puget/blogs>  
Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/topics/puget/blogs.md>

---

## [WSDA: Invasive, destructive beetle detected in Vancouver, WA](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/invasive-beetle-detected-wa)

_2026-08-20 · Annabelle.Pepin@fox.com (Annabelle Pepin) · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

One of the most destructive forest pests in North America has made its way to Washington. Here's what to know.

## [Trump administration moves to end 2001 roadless rule on national forests](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/trump-administration-moves-end-2001-roadless-rule-national-forests)

_2026-08-19 · Catherine.Stoddard@fox.com (Catherine Stoddard) · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

The Trump administration is seeking to repeal protections for millions of acres of national forest, citing wildfire management and forest health as environmental groups warn of potential ecological harm.

## [Walz signs executive order restricting mining near Boundary Waters](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/walz-signs-executive-order-restricting-mining-near-boundary-waters)

_2026-08-18 · Katie.Wermus@fox.com (Katie Wermus) · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at blocking nonferrous mining near the Boundary Waters, following Congress' move to roll back federal protections for the region.

## [Sugar-based plastics could offer solution to microplastic pollution](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/sugar-based-plastics-microplastic-pollution)

_2026-08-11 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

Researchers are investigating new ways to produce plant-based plastics from sugar, aiming to offer a sustainable alternative that could help reduce global microplastic pollution.

## [NOAA says July was warmest month in US history, surpassing 1936 Dust Bowl heat](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/noaa-says-july-was-warmest-month-u-s-history-surpassing-1936-dust-bowl-heat)

_2026-08-10 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

July was the hottest month on record, according to the NOAA.

## [Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Bezos commit $200 million to save endangered species](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/leonardo-dicaprio-jeff-bezos-commit-200-million-save-endangered-species)

_2026-08-04 · Stephanie.Weaver@fox.com (Stephanie Weaver) · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos are joining forces in an effort to help save some of the world's rarest animals.

## [Can Washington bring back the sunflower sea star? Inside a rare conservation effort](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/washington-sunflower-sea-star)

_2026-08-03 · Lauren.Donovan@fox.com (Lauren Donovan) · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

A marine predator that once helped keep Puget Sound's ecosystem in balance has all but vanished from Washington waters, and scientists at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium are working to change that.

## [First-known freshwater contagious cancer spreading among catfish in Vermont lake](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/freshwater-contagious-cancer-spreading-catfish-vermont-lake)

_2026-07-24 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

The first-ever transmissible cancer to spread among fish in a freshwater setting has been discovered among brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog.

## [Washington's heat wave has marine scientists keeping a close eye on Puget Sound](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/warm-weather-puget-sound-ecosystems)

_2026-07-24 · Lauren.Donovan@fox.com (Lauren Donovan) · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

As Washington residents flocked to beaches during this week's heat, a very different scene was unfolding beneath the surface of Puget Sound.

## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hyJYAVP41PzS)

_2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_

Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale.

## [Warm waters threaten Puget Sound's disappearing bull kelp](https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-v2u1twengkm8nxhu)

_2026-07-24 · Latest News | Q13 FOX_

Surface temperatures are putting additional stress on bull kelp, a critical habitat for salmon and other marine species that also reduces affects of ocean acidification.