The triumph and tragedy of the Ballard Locks Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes about the 100-year anniversary of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, also known as the... Shane Mehling
Every time you wash a fleece, its fibers might be polluting a beach If you put any fleeces in the wash lately, there’s a chance small pieces of plastic fibers from the clothing could be sitting on the sands of a Puget... Angela Nhi Nguyen
It could get easier to pollute drinking water in Washington Washington environmental groups are criticizing the Trump Administration's push to rescind a federal clean water rule. The rule prevents polluters from... Paige Browning
Would you trust the feds to make decisions about your land? | terrestrial Why would a fourth-generation rancher who doesn't put much trust in the government choose to work with federal agencies to restore salmon runs on her... Ashley Ahearn
Navy skips permit for Bremerton boat scraping; environmentalists sue Earlier this year, the Navy scraped the hull of the U.S.S. Independence to prepare it for dismantlement. That likely released heavy metals into the... Joshua McNichols
Trump's EPA cuts run into Democratic and Republican foes President Donald Trump's proposal to slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency faced a tough crowd Thursday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt... John Ryan
San Juan Islands archaeological dig postponed after islanders have their say The Bureau of Land Management will not allow an archaeological dig at Iceberg Point in the San Juan Islands this summer after officials got an earful... John Ryan
Cell service in Paradise? "Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness," that's what the famous naturalist John Muir said.... Bill Radke
How Seattle will uphold the Paris Climate Agreement Bill Radke talks to Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien about why he sponsored a resolution saying Seattle will uphold the Paris Climate Agreement... Amina Al-Sadi
Microsoft wants to fight climate change, even if Trump won’t It’s rush hour in Wallingford, and commuters are stepping off a bus, closing up their laptops and heading into the evening sun. It’s not public transit.... John Ryan