Earthquake! Quick, shelter: school or Space Needle? When the big one finally hits Seattle, will the Space Needle topple over? And are Washington state schools ready for a massive earthquake? We'll answer both of these questions on this week's episode of SoundQs. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Federal climate report predicts huge economic toll on Pacific Northwest Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW's environment reporter John Ryan about the economic toll of climate change in the Pacific Northwest. Kim Malcolm
Otter dances. Otter poops. Researchers dig in Scientists study river otters, a small but mighty top predator, hoping to know how to clean up a very dirty river. John Ryan
In season of Christmas peace, there’s a serious tree-marketing war over your family The Christmas holiday is centered around peace. But an escalating marketing war for families’ hearts is developing between the real and fake tree industries. Anna King
Orcas have been struggling for decades. Why have solutions been so hard to find? Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Deborah Giles about the challenges facing southern resident killer whales. Kim Malcolm
Why famished orcas may have to wait 90 years for more salmon That’s what environmental activists found as they began to restore the tiny Rhone-Poulenc salt marsh deep in the industrial bowels of Tacoma. John Ryan
Stop fishing salmon, orca lovers say. You’re missing the point, Skagit tribe says At meeting after public meeting over the past six months, orca lovers and orca experts have urged bold action: Everything from removing dams to restricting or banning activities that can harm the whales. John Ryan
For orcas, the ocean is like a super loud upstairs neighbor In Canada, the Port of Vancouver has ships slowing down through orca habitat. Now, some are hoping to do the same in Puget Sound. Eilís O'Neill
Seattle skiers want to take over this 'bro forest' For decades, hunters, motorcyclists and snowmobilers have had the run of the Teanaway Valley. But changes are coming. Eilís O'Neill
