Environment
A new film argues Lower Snake dams make life worse for salmon, orcas and everyone in the PNW
As the documentary Dammed to Extinction tours the Northwest, its filmmakers argue time isn't up for orcas or salmon if we act now.
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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Still recovering from escaped Atlantic salmon, Cooke Aquaculture now wants to farm steelhead
After nearly a quarter million escaped fish resulted in a ban on Atlantic salmon farming in Washington, Cooke Aquaculture is attempting to transition to native steelhead. Environmental advocates are concerned.
Environment
Despite risks to salmon, EPA walks back protections for Alaska's Bristol Bay
In a reversal that likely transfers authority to EPA headquarters, southwest Alaska's Pebble Mine gets closer to being built despite concerns for the bay's productive fisheries.
Environment
Human skull found by geoduck diver near Bainbridge Island
Officials say it's been underwater for at least ‘a couple of years,’ and the likelihood of determining its identity remains low.
Environment
It will feel much hotter in WA over the next century. We aren't prepared
Soon the Northwest will experience the same heat waves as the rest of the country — which puts children, the elderly and farmworkers at risk.