For Father-Daughter Pair, Hunting Is A Chance To Empower And Connect For many of the 11.5 million hunters in the United States, guns and hunting represent a family tradition and a tool to teach young people about responsibility, the environment and self confidence. Jonathan Levinson
Meteorologists Says It's Highly Likely El Niño Will Occur This Winter This week the World Meteorological Organization announced a high likelihood of an El Niño weather event occurring this winter. This impending extreme weather could have global ramifications.
Court Orders Oregon DEQ Action On Expired Water Quality Permits A court order will require the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to start issuing water pollution permits for older ones that have expired, known as "zombie permits." David Steves
Do Americans Have An Appetite For Electric Cars? Following General Motors' decision to discontinue the Chevy Volt to focus on zero-emission cars, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with journalist John Voelcker about the future of the electric cars in the U.S.
FACT CHECK: Trump's Claims About 'Record Clean' U.S. Air The president says the U.S. environment is better than it has been in years. But data from various sources paint a more complicated picture. Ayesha Rascoe
Fast-Tracking Logging On Federal Lands May Not Lessen Wildfire Risk The current version of the Farm Bill includes House-backed provisions that would streamline logging projects on federal land. The administration argues logging could mitigate wildfire risk. Kirk Siegler
Our super-bacteria spreading to Puget Sound otters, orcas Bacteria that resist antibiotic drugs are becoming more widespread in our environment. Last year, researchers reported finding 35 kinds of multi-drug-resistant bacteria in the exhaled breaths of killer whales off the San Juan Islands. John Ryan
Extreme high tides in Seattle this week Every morning this week, Seattle will experience especially high tides. They’re called "king tides." They happen once or twice a year, when the moon comes closest to the earth. Joshua McNichols
Report: Climate Change Is Already Bringing Problems To Northwest — And It Will Get Worse The Northwest is already seeing the effects of climate change, according to a new national climate assessment. Cassandra Profita
Federal climate report predicts huge economic toll on Pacific Northwest Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW's environment reporter John Ryan about the economic toll of climate change in the Pacific Northwest. Kim Malcolm