Environment As crypto mines aim for climate action, critics call greenwashing Environmentalists are skeptical that the energy-hungry industry can achieve its ambitious goals. by Kaylee Tornay InvestigateWest / February 24, 2023
Environment Human Elements: A lone ranger rides for the wolves in rural WA Daniel Curry spends his days on horseback studying wolves’ migration patterns and deterring them from encroaching on the human landscape. by Sarah Hoffman / February 24, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Glass creations inspired by PNW marine life Based on Lopez Island, artist and environmentalist Raven Skyriver breathes endangered Salish Sea animals into fragile glass. by Sarah Hoffman / February 17, 2023
Human Elements The Glassblower Lifelike creations celebrate endangered PNW marine animals. February 17, 2023
Environment Oh deer: Thriving herds are overcrowding the San Juan Islands The Columbian black-tail deer has become a habitat threat, creating ideal conditions for invasive plants and forest fires. by Brian Payton Hakai Magazine / February 16, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Vancouver Island marmots return to the wild With only 358 of the endangered animals left, the Marmot Recovery Foundation is working to release captive marmots in mountain burrows. by Sarah Hoffman / February 10, 2023
Human Elements The Veterinarian A team helps endangered Vancouver Island marmots find their place in the wild. February 10, 2023
Environment Grant dollars are seeding the urban forestry push in Washington As climate change reveals the importance of urban trees, residents in a Tacoma neighborhood with sparse canopy coverage are breaking ground themselves. by Hannah Weinberger / February 10, 2023
Environment The WA cranberry farmer trying to turn the tides of Washaway Beach David Cottrell of North Cove has thrown hay bales, stumps and $400 of rocks at the rising coastline. His experiment caught the eye of global experts. by Sarah Trent High Country News / February 10, 2023
Politics By 2050, Washington might need to buy energy from other states With the state’s power needs expected to double, it will have to import wind and solar to meet the demand. by John Stang / February 3, 2023
Environment Podcast | On WA’s coast, the threat of a flood is its own disaster Reporter Hannah Weinberger tells us how a monumental levee project could ease economic turbulence in two Grays Harbor County cities. by Sara Bernard / February 1, 2023
Environment Fawn Sharp: Indigenous input is key to tackling climate change The National Congress of American Indians president and Quinault citizen spoke about environmental stewardship at the World Economic Forum. by Mark Trahant Indian Country Today / January 30, 2023
Environment A resilience hub might be coming to your Seattle neighborhood These community centers, powered by green energy, provide resources during extreme weather and double as gathering spaces during calmer times. by Hannah Weinberger / January 27, 2023
Environment How Washington's new carbon emission cap will work The program aims to drop statewide greenhouse-gas emissions 95% by 2050. Will it go according to plan? by Kate Yoder Grist / January 24, 2023
Crosscut Now: Special Reports Living in the flood zone A new levee could offer protection to Grays Harbor from future climate disasters. January 17, 2023