Seattle Suspends $1 Fine For Failure To Compost Breathe easy, Seattle. The proposed fines for not following Seattle’s new food composting rule have been delayed. The fines were originally scheduled to... Sara Bernard
What's In A Name: How Earth Day Was Born Marcie Sillman talks with Denis Hayes, local environmental activist and founder of Earth Day, about how the perfect name for the day was determined. Hannah Burn
A Funeral In Honor Of Earth Day In Downtown Seattle The idea for Earth Day was first announced at a conference in Seattle 45 years ago. It’s still going strong, with Earth Day events sometimes spanning... Liz Jones
Some See Dangerous Giant in Shell Oil Rig, Others See Jobs It was the kind of David-and-Goliath moment that Greenpeace was looking for: Kayakers paddling out in their tiny craft to meet a mammoth oil drilling... Joshua McNichols
Shell Oil Arctic Drilling Rig Arrives Off Port Angeles A Shell Oil drilling rig at the center of environmental protests about oil exploration in the Arctic arrived off Port Angeles at dawn Friday on a trip... Joshua McNichols
Outdoor Preschools Are Coming To Seattle, Rain Or Shine Seattle is beginning to experiment with an unorthodox concept – outdoor preschool. All day, all year round. Three- and 4-year-old kids would learn... Marcie Sillman
Why Shell Wants To Drill For Arctic Oil Marcie Sillman talks with Houston Chronicle energy policy reporter Jennifer Dlouhy about Shell's plans to explore Arctic oil and gas drilling this summer. Jason Pagano
Oil Spill In Vancouver's English Bay Sparks Controversy Ross Reynolds talks to Vaughn Palmer, columnist with the Vancouver Sun, about the controversy around an oil spill in Vancouver's English Bay. Amina Al-Sadi
Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail Growing In Popularity Marcie Sillman talks to Tracy Swartout, deputy superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park, about the growing popularity of the Wonderland Trail. Amina Al-Sadi
Pencils Down And Listen Up To This Week’s News If you don’t like standardized tests, how should we assess our kids’ learning? Do we really want to ban all cell phone use in the car, or do we just say... Bill Radke
