Environment 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
Environment The river runs alarmingly low in North Bend It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer. Just 30 minutes outside Seattle, in the town of North Bend, most development is on hold till an issue of water is resolved. Eilís O'Neill
Environment It's the second week of July. So where's summer? Summer officially began June 21, but in the Pacific Northwest some say it doesn't really kick off here until the Fourth of July. Casey Martin
Environment Outlook: above-normal temps, below-normal precipitation. Washington state’s snowpack is down to less than a third its normal levels for this time of year. The early meltdown leaves the state's main storehouse of water for the summer a shadow of its usual self. John Ryan
Environment Drought emergency declared over nearly half of Washington Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency across nearly half the state. John Ryan
Environment Trickling rivers, smoky skies: a taste of future Seattle This summer, weather stations from Bellingham to Olympia were as dry as they’ve ever been. John Ryan
How risky is it to swim in Washington lakes? Jackson Ludwig loves lakes. “Where I was from — Moscow, Idaho — there’s not a lot of lakes to swim. And so being here was like, ‘Oh my God, there’s all... Eilís O'Neill
Bringing the migrant crisis home, one impossible monument at a time Last Saturday’s biological weapons attack in Syria set off yet another wave of involuntary migration. Lebanese-American artist Mary Ann Peters says that... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Marcie Sillman
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
Everything 'normal' in Puget Sound after disastrous wastewater spill Four months after a disastrous wastewater spill in Puget Sound, water quality levels are normal. Hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage and... Paige Browning
