Seattle has an over-recycling problem We take our recycling pretty seriously here in the Pacific Northwest. But are we doing it right? This episode of SoundQs will make you a better recycler. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Oregon Starts Killing Sea Lions At Willamette Falls The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has started killing sea lions below Willamette Falls to protect a fragile run of winter steelhead. Cassandra Profita
Oregon Starts Killing Sea Lions At Willamette Falls The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has started killing sea lions below Willamette Falls to protect a fragile run of winter steelhead. Cassandra Profita
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Once Again On The Rise A newly released report shows that the United States' CO2 emissions spiked last year. A booming economy and busy transportation sector are to blame. Geoff Brumfiel
PGE Looks To Renewable Energy As Boardman Coal Plant Closes The Northwest is getting closer to the end of its long goodbye to coal-fired power. The region’s first coal plant will turn off its burners in just under two years. Courtney Flatt
Electric ferries are cleaner and quieter. For orcas, that might not be enough Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state legislature to pay for two new electric ferries this year and to convert two others. John Ryan
Environmentalists Withdraw From 'Broken' Oregon Wolf Plan Negotiations Environmental groups are withdrawing from an effort to update Oregon’s plan for managing gray wolves one day before a final meeting of stakeholders. Tony Schick
An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback Four months into its testing phase, the Ocean Cleanup's plastic-catching device isn't catching as much plastic as intended. Michel Martin
Vancouver Fined $60,000 For 2017 Columbia River Sewage Spills Washington state officials have fined the city of Vancouver $60,000 after nearly 600,000 gallons of sewage was released into the Columbia River in 2017. Molly Solomon
Oregon Trapping Ban Considered For Imperiled Marten The Humboldt marten is in line to get new protections in Oregon as the state considers a trapping ban. David Steves
