Furloughed EPA employees want to be back at work. Furloughed EPA employees want to get back to work. They gathered together in front of the EPA headquarters in Seattle to protest the ongoing government shutdown on Thursday. Kamna Shastri
Teenage Diver Finds Tons Of Golf Balls Rotting Off California Alex Weber discovered more than 50,000 balls in the ocean near coastal California golf courses. When golf balls degrade, as these were doing, they release plastic particles and toxic chemicals. Christopher Joyce
Carbon problem gets worse in WA — despite 'climate hawk' governor Gov. Jay Inslee has made fighting climate change a priority throughout his career and his positioning himself as a climate-driven candidate for president. John Ryan
Could Zoning Change Shield Bend From Wildfire? The idea is to put a fire-resistant buffer between one of Oregon’s fastest growing cities and the pine forest routinely burning around it. Emily Cureton
Movement To Find Alternative To Plastic Packaging Grows In Philippines A young island man came to Manila for college and found a morass of plastic waste. Now he's found ways for Manila's poorest people to dig out, and shown how multinational companies create the problem. Christopher Joyce
Republicans Praise, Democrats Grill Andrew Wheeler In EPA Chief Confirmation Hearing Wheeler has been serving as acting EPA administrator since Scott Pruitt stepped down amid ethics scandals in July. Prior to his work at the EPA, Wheeler worked as a lobbyist for the coal industry. Daniella Cheslow
Banned Fish Trap Returns To Columbia As Sustainable Way To Catch Salmon Fish traps were banned on the Columbia River more than 80 year ago, but some say it’s time to bring them back as a way for fishermen to catch more hatchery salmon while protecting wild fish. Cassandra Profita
Banned Fish Trap Returns To Columbia As Sustainable Way To Catch Salmon Fish traps were banned on the Columbia River more than 80 year ago, but some say it’s time to bring them back as a way for fishermen to catch more hatchery salmon while protecting wild fish. Cassandra Profita
Washington Lawmakers Open Debate On Clean Fuel Standard The gas and diesel you use to fuel your car are some of the biggest sources of greenhouse gasses and air pollution in Washington. Some lawmakers want to change that. Courtney Flatt
A Small Plastic Package Is A Big Culprit Of The Waste Filling Oceans To really understand the plastic problem in countries like the Philippines, you have to understand how consumer goods there are packaged. Christopher Joyce
