Environment Growing sprawl in WA woods comes with high wildfire risk Policymakers and homeowners are scrambling to manage so-called 'wildland-urban interface' to mitigate the threat. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / June 8, 2022
Environment Air quality impacts of PNW wildfires reach as far as New York A new study concludes that climate-boosted wildfires are significantly altering carbon monoxide levels in the region — and the effects reach far beyond the Cascades. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 17, 2022
Environment How climate change stresses sewer systems in King County Storm-related sewage spills dump about 93 million gallons of chemical discharge a year into Puget Sound. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 3, 2022
Environment Outdated sewage treatment is suffocating fish in Puget Sound Communities around the sound are relying on 100-year-old technology to whisk away waste. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / December 7, 2020 / Updated Dec. 8 at 11 a.m.
Environment Slower ships: A saving grace for orcas? A team of U.S. and Canadian scientists are researching whether enforcing vessel speed limits could buy the whales more time. by Allegra Abramo / January 2, 2018
Environment Hungry and disappearing: Is the orcas' future already here? Jeanne Hyde captured this photo of J-27 chasing Salmon. by Allegra Abramo / November 13, 2017
Environment Sailing soon: an Orca-friendly, all-electric car ferry A hybrid-electric ferry, the Vision of the Fjords. by Allegra Abramo / August 21, 2017
Politics Healthier flame retardants: Will Legislature finally protect kids, families? Lawmakers are looking at how to protect0 children from the chemicals in some flame retardants widely used in furniture. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / February 4, 2016
