High-voltage power lines under appeal in Bellevue Community activists are appealing the plans for a high-voltage power line in Bellevue Paige Browning
They’re back! Endangered orcas surface off San Juans after nearly 6 weeks away Southern resident killer whales returned to their usual summertime haunts on Thursday for the first time since July 6, to the delight of San Juan Island’s human residents. John Ryan
'Slowly slipping away.’ Fewest sockeye salmon ever counted at Ballard Locks Sockeye salmon are returning to Lake Washington in the smallest numbers since record-keeping started. As of early August, 17,000 sockeye had returned from the ocean, compared to hundreds of thousands at their peak. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Orca population drops as 3 more killer whales presumed dead Three endangered orcas are believed to be dead, according to the Center for Whale Research, which keeps an eye on the southern resident killer whales of the Salish Sea. Isolde Raftery
Failed sewage pumps lead to 2.1 million gallon spill into Puget Sound Backup pumps at Seattle's main sewage treatment plant failed during an overnight power outage. John Ryan
The San Juan Islands could become home to a sanctuary for captive orcas Kim Malcolm talks with Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project. Andy Hurst
Baby wipes, tree roots led to 165,000-gallon sewage spill at Golden Gardens Wading at Golden Gardens? Safe again. Flushing baby wipes? Never safe John Ryan
Endangered orcas have been missing for 8 weeks. This is unprecedented, researchers say It all comes back to chinook salmon. John Ryan
Deaths of 75 West Coast gray whales declared 'unusual mortality event' Scientists have recorded 75 gray whales washing up dead from California to Alaska this year, with 25 of those in Washington state. John Ryan
Whale strikes could get more common as humpback numbers grow NOAA believes it was a humpback whale that a ferry hit in Elliot Bay last night Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
