Environment Inside the tumultuous debate behind Seattle’s tree ordinance The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission. by Eric Scigliano / September 1, 2023 / Updated at 9:40 a.m. on Sept. 3
Environment How politics have stalled tsunami prep efforts on the WA coast It’s not a matter of if but when the tsunami comes. Whether Washington is prepared depends a lot on the will of voters. by Eric Scigliano / May 26, 2022 / Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 16
Environment Standing up for salmon in Alaska's boundary waters In southeast Alaska, tribes on both sides of the border unite in opposition to a Canadian mine that threatens ancestral fish runs. by Samantha Larson / November 21, 2018
Environment The impermanence of wonder and whales A lifelong visitor to the San Juan Islands reflects on the southern resident orcas, changing ecosystems and the passage of time. by Samantha Larson / October 29, 2018
Tech A new, safer way to monitor the warming oceans Zhongxiang Zhao, an applied physicist at the University of Washington by Samantha Larson / January 8, 2017
Environment Major coal train lawsuit settled by environmental groups, BNSF An uncovered coal train owned by BNSF. by Samantha Larson / November 15, 2016
Environment To solve water pollution, Seattle turns to an old solution by Samantha Larson / October 10, 2016