Environment During pandemic, Eastern Washington sees 'disturbing rise' in illegal trash dumping With trash transfer stations closed during COVID-19, state leaders tell locals to stop leaving waste by roadsides. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / May 5, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS Human Elements helped us learn the curiosity and humility of scientists PNW scientists went into the woods, ocean and outer space. We followed them. by Ted Alvarez / May 5, 2020
Environment The manmade threat growing beneath Mount St. Helens Forty years after the mountain’s eruption, the weakened Spirit Lake tunnel could flood nearby towns if it collapses. by Eric Wagner High Country News / May 4, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? Quarantine goals A reader asks: What exactly is the goal of quarantine, and are we there yet? by Ted Alvarez / April 30, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Preserving 600-year-old giants Ken Wu catalogs and measures British Columbia’s biggest trees in order to protect them. by Sarah Hoffman / April 27, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? License to drive Readers ask: When and where is it OK to get behind the wheel during a pandemic? We explore the gray area. by Ted Alvarez / April 23, 2020
Opinion If we can mobilize against COVID-19, we can for climate change too Armed with lessons from the pandemic, and with Indigenous knowledge, we can honor Earth Day in lasting ways. by Tracy Rector / April 22, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS The ugly side of 'environmental wins' in the pandemic COVID-19 may be putting a dent in pollution, but we can't lose sight of how it's devastating humanity. by Hannah Weinberger / April 21, 2020
Environment Human Elements: Using bird wings to build better planes Zoology researcher Vikram Baliga is turning everything we know about flight on its head by studying how birds take to the sky. by Sarah Hoffman / April 20, 2020
Environment How to thrive in isolation, according to one of WA's last fire lookouts For ‘Lightning’ Bill Austin, life in a Methow Valley lookout tower isn’t too different from life under social distancing. by Beatriz Costa Lima / April 20, 2020
