Environment
How the Puget Sound region is changing the way zoos operate
A local movement to help people empathize with animals is changing the way zoos around the country do their work.
Hannah Weinberger
Hannah Weinberger is a former reporter at Crosscut, focused on science and the environment. Previously on staff at Wirecutter, Bicycling, and Outside, Hannah's coverage explores outdoor recre
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More mosquitoes in WA could come with hotter, longer summers
Climatologists, entomologists and public health experts worry our sunny, mostly bugless summers in the PNW could soon be a thing of the past.
Environment
What would you need to give up to save salmon in WA?
Washingtonians are all for increasing fish passages to save salmon and orcas — but when action conflicts with the ways we live, things get complicated.
Environment
Citizen scientists enlist in fight against WA's 'murder hornets'
Thousands of volunteers are looking for the invasive, bee-killing insect, leaving officials optimistic about keeping the hornets at bay.
Environment
One wolf was poached in WA. Here’s why it’s a big deal
The illegal killing of a female wolf spurred multiple conservation groups to put up a $15,000 reward to find the poacher.