Environment A decade after the Oso landslide, WA works to improve preparedness The Snohomish County disaster killed 43 residents in 2014. Today, geologists can better help people get out of harm’s way due to boosts in tech and funding. by Tom Banse Washington State Standard / March 20, 2024
Environment Salish Sea's 'humpback comeback' is a good sign, but concerns remain More whales mean greater risk of ship strikes and fishing line entanglement. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / August 16, 2019
Environment These giant rats failed mine-sniffing school. Now they have a new career in Tacoma While their relatives are saving lives around the world, Point Defiance's adorable African giant pouched rats are ambassadors for rodents everywhere. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 24, 2019
Environment A proposed San Juans sanctuary may offer hope for captive orcas — and risks for wild ones Nonprofit advocates think sea pens will improve the retired killer whales' quality of life. SeaWorld vets disagree. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 17, 2019
Politics People for Puget Sound responds Kathy Fletcher, the executive director of People for Puget Sound, has responded to Daniel Jack Chasan's Crosscut article about setting priorities — performing triage, essentially — as we plan to... by Chuck Taylor / August 8, 2008
Environment The weather situation is worse than you think National Weather Service charts. Click to enlarge. by Chuck Taylor / June 10, 2008
Environment Department of Journalistically Redundant News Department Nearly identical eclipse photos in <i>The Seattle Times</i> (top) and the <i>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</i>. by Chuck Taylor / February 20, 2008
Environment White highways The view from the National Weather Service office in Seattle this morning, Jan. 29, 2008. by Chuck Taylor / January 29, 2008
Environment Fun with climate data: divergent rainfall totals Temperature and precipitation in Quillayute, Wash. by Chuck Taylor / December 4, 2007
Politics Storm coverage roundup A slice of <i>The Oregonian</i>'s map of storm news. by Chuck Taylor / December 3, 2007
