Environment

Week in Review: Taxes, Texts, and COVID relief

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan and Crosscut’s Mai Hoang.

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All-new, all-electric commuter aircraft takes off on maiden flight from Moses Lake

An aircraft maker from Western Washington on Tuesday provided a glimpse at one possible future for sustainable air travel — electric commuter planes. Eviation celebrated the maiden flight of an all-new, short hop airliner named Alice in Moses Lake.

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What to expect in the PNW after an especially dry summer

It's officially fall. But will autumn, like summer, serve up some surprises?

With a few cups of water, scientists use eDNA to study reclusive, rare creatures

A growing technology is helping scientists save time and effort when they study rare critters and vast places.

Week In Review

Week in Review: Wildfire, teacher strikes, and the West Seattle Bridge

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, KUOW’s Mike Davis and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis.

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Female hummingbirds are evolving to look like males to avoid aggression

Male Humming birds are not as sweet as they seem. Female hummingbirds are discussing themselves to look like males to avoid aggression. But, male hummingbirds are "willing to mate with pretty much anything", so the undercover females are still finding a mate!

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Explosive demolition of coal plant underscores end of coal-fired electric generation in Oregon

A demolition contractor on Thursday imploded the towering smokestack and 19-story boiler building at Portland General Electric’s shuttered coal-fired power plant near Boardman, bringing a symbolic close to the era of coal-fired power generation in Oregon. Imported electricity generated from coal still flows through transmission wires across the Pacific Northwest, but that looks to be winding down soon, too.