EPA Watchdog Finds Ex-Chief Scott Pruitt Spent $124,000 On 'Excessive' Airfare The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog has found $124,000 in improper travel expenses by former administrator Scott Pruitt. It suggests the agency find a way to recover those costs. Nathan Rott
3.8 million people are now in Washington's drought zone. And it's only mid-May Dry conditions in Western Washington have intensified over the past week, with most of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties now listed as under moderate drought. Casey Martin
Remote Island Chain Has Few People — But Hundreds Of Millions Of Pieces Of Plastic The Cocos Keeling Islands make up barely 6 square miles in the Indian Ocean. It's a good place to measure plastic waste as almost no one lives there. Scientists were flabbergasted by what they found. Christopher Joyce
PG&E Transmission Lines Caused California's Deadliest Wildfire, State Officials Say The utility giant had already acknowledged that the fire investigation would likely find its equipment responsible for the Camp Fire in 2018. Richard Gonzales
Brace yourself: Wildfires are coming Will Seattle area skies be filled with smoke this summer? Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz says the state is prepping for another bad wildfire season. Angela King
These Italian bears survived gladiators and Mussolini Just two hours from Rome is one of the richest ecosystems in Europe, a little island of mountains that to this day is home to wolves, wild boar and bears. Chris Morgan
Emaciated gray whales continue to wash up dead on Northwest beaches Paige Browning talks with John Calambokidis about why gray whales are being stranded on beaches up and down the west coast. Paige Browning
Opinion: One Million Species Are At Risk Of Disappearing. Humans Should Act Now This week, the U.N. issued the summary of a report warning of unprecedented declines in biodiversity. Scott Simon makes the case for humankind to assume responsibility for protecting the vulnerable. Scott Simon
About face: Inslee now opposes two mega fossil-fuel projects in Washington state Washington Gov. Jay Inslee did an about-face Wednesday on two major fossil-fuel projects that he had previously supported. John Ryan
'Biggest Little Farm': Offers Ways To Improve Man's Relationship With Nature A new documentary chronicles the life of a couple who left the city for a farm north of LA. They built a bio-diverse farm that survived the recent wildfires and offers lessons for sustainable living. Mandalit del Barco
