Rare treat: endangered orcas return to home waters in search of scarce salmon After six weeks away from its usual summer splashing grounds, the southern resident killer whales’ J pod returned en masse to the west side of San Juan Island Tuesday morning. John Ryan
Pandemic cabin fever + boat sales = harassed orcas Off the west side of San Juan Island, Deborah Giles grabbed her boat’s bright yellow research flag and started waving it at a small boat chopping through the waves. John Ryan
Coming soon to a park near you? Navy SEALs The US Navy has spent many years quietly training Navy SEALs in 5 Washington state parks. Now the Navy wants to expand to 29 parks. John Ryan
How Amazon pulled Seattle from the recession and other tidbits from the last decade The good, the bad, and the ugly economy of the past decade in the Puget Sound Angela King
Puget Sound was supposed to be healthy by now. It's not Fifteen years after Governor Chris Gregoire set a goal to clean up Puget Sound by 2020, a new report from the Puget Sound Partnership finds the job is nowhere near complete. John Ryan
Atlantic salmon farms in Puget Sound taken to court Atlantic salmon farms go on trial today [MONDAY, DEC. 2] in Seattle. Environmentalists have taken the owners of a salmon farm that collapsed two years ago to court for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. KUOW’s John Ryan reports. John Ryan
Barge spills crude oil into Puget Sound A barge offloading 5 million gallons of crude oil from Alaska spilled an unknown amount into the waters of Fidalgo Bay, off Anacortes, Washington late Friday night. John Ryan
Rising Northwest waters bring tough choice: fight or flight The climate’s already changing. People north of Seattle have been facing the muddy consequences head-on. John Ryan
Why's the octopus awake? Night at the Seattle Aquarium It’s almost midnight, and Bailey is still awake, stretching and pushing against the glass in front of her. Kate Walters
Northwest shellfish growers back off on pesticide Local shellfish growers are backing off on plans to use a controversial pesticide, despite concerns that an infestation is threatening to ruin the industry. Ruby de Luna
