Firefighter injured in Washington's largest burning wildfire A firefighter is being treated at a Seattle hospital after being burned in wildfire in eastern Washington. Okanogan County fire officials said Brett... Gil Aegerter
A novel idea from an environmental activist: Secession Northwesterners and people around the world have been inspired by Bill McKibben’s prolific environmental activism. McKibben took some time off from his... John O'Brien
Mama orca drops her dead calf after 17 days, ending 'tour of grief' A grieving mother orca has finally let her dead calf go, ending her "tour of grief." KUOW Staff
LISTEN: Bigger, hotter wildfires are worsening air quality in the Northwest Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington environmental chemistry professor Dan Jaffe about why air quality in the Pacific Northwest has been... Kim Malcolm
Mama orca carries dead calf for third week As scientists searched Salish sea waters for the young, emaciated orca known as J50, they spotted her relative, still carrying her dead calf. Ruby de Luna
That pain you feel about orcas? The Lummi know it well Helping our relatives. That’s what Darrell Hillaire calls the project to offer salmon to the young whale known as J50. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
J50 has been found. Now biologists must figure out how to save this young orca J50 is alive. The emaciated, 3 1/2-year-old orca had seemingly gone missing over the weekend, leading some biologists to worry that she may have died.... Jill Jackson
Washington grapples with orca recovery plan Bill Radke talks to Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes and Dr. Deborah Giles, whale research biologist for the University of Washington's Center for... Sophie Reid
Biologists want to feed a starving orca. But she may be dead, or in Canada Boat crews were out again on Washington waters Tuesday looking for J50, the starving orca that’s part of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales... Paige Browning
Can Washington make a plan to save the orcas? In late July, an orca calf died within half an hour of its birth. The mother carried the dead calf on her head for more than a week . Now whale... Eilís O'Neill
