200 Seattle businesses say goodbye to plastic drinking straws Two hundred or so businesses in Seattle are doing away with plastic drinking straws this month. It’s an environmental initiative deemed “Strawless in... Paige Browning
Sally Jewell does not mess around when it comes to the environment, or Trump Chances are you’ve heard the name Sally Jewell in engineering, business, recreational, environmental or political news. Her career has touched on all of... John O'Brien
Pro tip: Don’t go out when it’s raining ash With smoke from wildfires filling Seattle’s skies, Dr. Jeff Duchin has some advice for people with respiratory conditions, pregnant women, diabetics,... Stephen Gomes
Wildfire threatens two historic towns in Washington state Updated 6:45 p.m., 9/4/2017: A wildfire burning east of Seattle is threatening two historic mining towns. On Saturday, Gov. Jay Inslee declared a... Gil Aegerter
We should just call them Washington's 'under-performing beetles' KUOW listener Tom Miller relocated to Seattle from Minnesota, looked around and wondered, “Where are all the mosquitos and fireflies? We brought... Bill Radke
Green Lake's illegal skate bowl will cost Seattle $33,000 Crews with Seattle Parks and Recreation are dismantling an unauthorized skate park on Duck Island in Green Lake this week. The large concrete bowl was... Jamala Henderson
When it comes to farming fish 'we have to get it right' Jeannie Yandel talks to Renee Erickson , Seattle chef, author and owner of The Walrus and The Carpenter, and Barton Seaver , author, chef and the... Jeannie Yandel
Some dark jokes on Hanford's serious nuclear waste problem Jeannie Yandel speaks with Northwest News Network reporter Anna King about the continued problem of cleaning up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in... Jeannie Yandel
Officials try to blame eclipse, tides for Atlantic salmon spill in Puget Sound It was a convenient explanation. Courtney Flatt
Grab your nets: Atlantic salmon are on the loose near Anacortes Jeannie Yandel talks to Ron Warren, head of the fish program for the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Department, about non-native salmon swimming in... Jeannie Yandel
