Environment Outdated sewage treatment is suffocating fish in Puget Sound Communities around the sound are relying on 100-year-old technology to whisk away waste.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
Environment NW media mogul buys Everett paper and enters coastal oil debate David Black is new owner of the Everett Herald and Seattle Weekly. by David Brewster / February 6, 2013
Culture Walt Walkinshaw, salt of the Northwest earth A beloved Seattle attorney had a knack for seeing ahead of his time, and then sticking with a project long enough to bring it home. watch out for these advanced fly-fishers! by David Brewster / May 2, 2010
Environment Let's Chihuly-ize the monorail station An artist's rendering of King County's idea for Seattle Center, including waterworks that accommodate rain runoff. by David Brewster / April 19, 2010
Environment Darwin on an earlier Chile earthquake He recorded a massive quake near Concepcion on Feb. 20, 1835. by David Brewster / February 27, 2010