Environment Podcast | How a wayward whale foretold decades of exploitation People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / April 14, 2023
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The ancient bison hunters of the San Juans The discovery of 14,000-year-old bones on Orcas Island means humans were BBQing a lot earlier than previously thought. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 8, 2021
Environment When Seattle cared more about coal than climate change Today we fight it, but generations ago the city thrived on it. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / March 5, 2019
Environment An out-of-this world Q&A: middle schoolers chat with astronauts If you could ask an astronaut one question, what would you ask? Here’s what a few middle school students came up with. by Stephen Hegg / January 13, 2018
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
Politics A better idea for Detroit Don't bail the automakers out, and don't bankrupt them. Use the government's purchasing power to transform them to the green economy. by David Brewster / November 15, 2008
