Would you have kids, given climate change? | terrestrial Should we have kids, given where the planet is headed?
How Lake Washington got cleaned up at the expense of area tribes If you find yourself at Lake Washington this summer, breathe deeply. Matthew Klingle, author of "Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle,"... Ann Dornfeld
Some islanders don't dig federal plan to dig in San Juan Islands monument The Trump administration has given an initial thumbs-up to a plan to dig holes throughout a meadow of rare wildflowers inside the San Juan Islands... John Ryan
What's geomorphology and why does it matter? (Asking for a friend) Ten years ago, University of Washington professor David Montgomery published his influential book “Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations.” One year later,... John O'Brien
Would you compost your body? | terrestrial I was about 12 years old when my great aunt Gilda died. Ashley Ahearn
The spooky, underwater forests of Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish At the southern end of Lake Sammamish, just off Greenwood Point, several jagged, gray logs stick up from the water. They’re the only visible sign of an... Amy Rolph
An exit interview with Mr. Floatie Bill Radke talks to James Skwarok, the Victoria-based school teacher who dressed up as a giant brown poop for 13 years to protest Victoria's lack of a... Bill Radke
Oceans losing oxygen as world warms To the list of global problems the world’s oceans are facing, you can add another: They’re losing oxygen. The Pacific Ocean off the U.S. West Coast,... John Ryan
The Jet City agrees to better share the skies with birds In a new environmental action by the Jet City, officials in Seattle have committed to protecting the "Pacific Flyway" — the route migratory birds take... Paige Browning
'The blob' blamed for bringing invasive crab to Puget Sound Scientists think they know what brought invasive green crab into Washington's inland waters last year. In short: " the blob ." That was the temporary... Paige Browning
