Multiyear canoe journey highlights the value of Indigenous knowhow to fight climate change A replica of an ancient Polynesian canoe, called Hōkūleʻa, will be at Seattle’s Pier 62 for the next few days. It’s one stop of many on it’s multi-year journey around the Pacific Ocean. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Stop flying drones near wildfires. Firefighters are grounding planes as result "Our firefighting operations are more important than those 12 likes you'll get on Instagram." KUOW Staff
Tokitae’s final song: A celebration of life for the last captive southern resident orca Hundreds of mourners gathered at San Juan Island's Jackson Park Beach on Sunday to celebrate the life of Tokitae, a southern resident orca who died in captivity before her planned return to the Salish Sea. Megan Farmer
In Arizona, paleontologists are shifting their focus to microfossils Your whole idea of the Triassic period is about to be disrupted. Paleontologists are shifting their focus from dinosaurs to fossils so small they have to be reassembled under microscopes. Melissa Sevigny
Are kids in danger when wildfire smoke hits, even on 'moderate' days? The Puget Sound area has seen good, moderate, and dangerous air quality in the last few weeks due to wildfire smoke. Last weekend was especially bad, but many people hit the streets and parks anyway. John O'Brien
How a week's worth of plastic adds up NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with LA Times environmental reporter Susanne Rust about what she learned from logging her plastic use for a week. Elena Burnett
Biden proposes vast new marine sanctuary in partnership with California tribe The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would make history as the first marine sanctuary to be managed with a tribe from the outset. Lauren Sommer
