Is Your Electric Car Actually Running In Part On Coal? David Hyde talks to Mercer Island Mayor Bruce Bassett about why he and others are trying to get Puget Sound Energy to reduce reliance on coal. David Hyde
Time To Let Your Lawn Go Brown, Climatologists Say Extremely dry weather and rising use have got the Puget Sound region’s cities thinking seriously about a water shortage later this year. Seattle, Tacoma... Ross Reynolds
In Your Face Flavor: Heat Makes Washington Wines Big And Bold Marcie Sillman speaks with Dick Boushey, a grower and vineyard manager in the Red Mountain area, about the impact of heat on Washington's $1 billion... Marcie Sillman
Protecting Washington's Greenway: No Strip Malls, Billboards Kim Malcom talks with Mountains to Sound Greenway executive director Jon Hoekstra about the Greenway Trust and protecting the environment amid booming... Hannah Burn
The Earthquake That Probably Won't Devastate Seattle Kathryn Schulz’s New Yorker article about Northwest earthquakes sent shockwaves through the Seattle area last week. It described the damage a 9.0... Amina Al-Sadi
Seattle Residents: Keep Your Nose Out Of Our Trash Ross Reynolds speaks with Brian Hodges, an attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation. Hodges is suing the city of Seattle on behalf of eight Seattle... Ross Reynolds
So You Think You Can Recycle? Take This KUOW Quiz It probably comes as little surprise that Seattle gets an A for recycling. Seventy percent of all our trash ends up in compost or recycling; just 30... Amanda Wilde
What To Expect In Seattle When The 'Big One' Hits Kim Malcolm talks to Seattle Times reporter Sandi Doughton about what to expect and how to prepare for when a big earthquake shakes the Northwest. Kim Malcolm
British Columbia Not Prepared For A Big Earthquake David Hyde speaks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about seismic upgrading in British Columbia and how the province would fare if... David Hyde
Seattle's Faults: Maps That Highlight Our Shaky Ground KUOW's Deborah Wang produced this story as part of her 2010 series “On Shaky Ground.” The rocks and mud of the Pacific Northwest tell the story of much... Deborah Wang