_Tidepool_ is the news branch of Inforain, "the Bioregional information system for the North American rainforest coast," providing information and data on the Pacific Northwest's bioregion, watershed and community. Updated every week day, Tidepool covers timely issues from global warming (see the special El Nino section) to forest management and fishing rights. Three sections offer focal topics: Environment, Community, and Economy. Though not exclusively a "science" news source, Tidepool addresses many of the complex environmental issues of the ecologically rich and socially charged Pacific Northwest.