3 reasons we're farming Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound Every time I report on the Great Atlantic Salmon Escape of 2017, someone asks me the same question: Why don’t we just farm Pacific salmon species in Puget Sound? Eilís O'Neill
Seattle says no more 'willy-nilly' cutting down trees on private property Many cities require permits to cut down trees on private property. Currently Seattle isn’t one of them . But a new proposal would create that system, to... Amy Radil
For farmworkers' kids, country air means dust, pesticides and asthma Patricia Marín still remembers the day nine years ago when her daughter Azul started coughing and couldn't stop. Her breathing was ragged. At the time,... Eilís O'Neill
Controversial pipeline project in Canada put on hold Environmentalists are keeping pressure on Kinder Morgan, following its suspension of Canada's controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline project. A news... Rob Wood
Seattle salmon are hopped up on cocaine and pills Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes about a new study that looks at the impact of drugs picked up by juvenile Chinook salmon in... Kim Malcolm
Seattle: You need to clean up your recycling act Have you wondered where your recycling goes once it's picked up? A KUOW listener was curious about that, so we asked Hans Van Dusen, the solid waste... Kim Malcolm
Can this tiny longhouse stop a giant natural gas tank? Protesters erected a miniature longhouse — just five feet tall and 12 feet long — in front of Puget Sound Energy's front doors and blocked the entrance... John Ryan
Are Washington's volcanoes the next big energy source? Washington's volcanoes could one day join solar and wind as producers of renewable energy. The state Department of Natural Resources plans to tap into... Paige Browning
Will private rockets destroy the ozone layer? Private space companies like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's Space-X are sending rockets into the upper atmosphere. Does more activity in space... Katherine Banwell
Our ports are polluting less, but don’t throw a party yet The ships, trains and trucks that haul cargo around Puget Sound are pumping out less of the soot, sulfur dioxide and other things you don’t want to... John Ryan