Wildfires near Seattle are earlier, faster and more intense than usual State officials are investigating the causes of two forest fires northeast of Seattle. With no lightning reported in the Oso or Gold Bar areas where the... John Ryan
Are you living in one of Seattle's 'buildings that kill'? Kim Malcolm speaks with Seattle Times reporter Sandi Doughton about why Seattle still has over a thousand unreinforced masonry buildings (full list here... Posey Gruener
This week we're peering into Seattle's future Ever heard of Seattle's 20-year plan? We discuss why you should care about it. And what kind of hope should we have for the new approach to the homeless... Ross Reynolds
Those glorious hot days are causing rapid snowmelt The unusually warm spring has let gardeners do some early planting, but it signals problems ahead for Washington farmers. The warm weather is causing... Paige Browning
Does your school test for lead? Washington districts are inconsistent SEATTLE - For about $5 per student in Washington state's public schools, every parent could know if the drinking water in their child's school was free... The Associated Press
'Frog of great importance' has new critical habitat in Washington On Monday federal officials defined the critical habitat for a rare Northwest creature: the Oregon spotted frog. That designation is required since the... Paige Browning
Army Corps denies permit for Puget Sound coal export terminal The Lummi Nation’s Tribal Chairman Timothy Ballew pulled fellow council member Travis Brockie into his office to announce the big news: He’d just gotten... Cassandra Profita
On the trail of America's dangerous, dead electronics High above the Pacific Ocean in a plane headed for Hong Kong, most of the passengers are fast asleep. But not Jim Puckett . His eyes are fixed on the... Katie Campbell | EarthFix
Pedal-powered food rescue takes on Seattle's hills and waste Up to 40 percent of food in the U.S. ends up in landfills. Seattle has been trying to tackle the issue with laws that require composting. But that's not... Matt Martin
Bill McKibben: Sorry for bumming you out about climate change On his recent visit to Seattle, author and environmentalist Bill McKibben apologized for his “life’s work of bumming people out” about climate change.... John O'Brien
