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 Carolyn Adolph
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
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