Environment What we learned this year about human waste and Puget Sound The waste that 4.5 million Seattle-area people flush affects shellfish, wastewater regulations and more. by Hannah Weinberger / December 29, 2021
Environment Swinomish Tribe wants to resurrect U.S. clam gardening With climate change threatening culturally important foods, a Puget Sound tribe pushes to build the country's first clam garden of the modern era. by Hannah Weinberger / December 15, 2021
Environment WA fish researchers use tiny sensors and other tech to save salmon Ecologists are piloting a technology that is expected to help restore waterways like the Green River to eventually produce more fish. by Hannah Weinberger / October 29, 2021
Environment Urine trouble: High nitrogen levels in Puget Sound cause ecological worry The Washington Department of Ecology is set to implement new 'nutrient waste' regulations to protect struggling marine life. by Ashley Braun / October 20, 2021
Environment WA lawsuit accuses gold mining company of dragging its feet on cleanup A federal judge allows suit to proceed, as the state says run-off from the mine is seeping into Okanogan water sources. by John Stang / September 14, 2021
Environment Skagit dams in crosshairs of renewed push to save salmon, orcas With Seattle’s power supply in the balance, tribes and activists are demanding changes to how Seattle City Light’s dams are run. by Lester Black High Country News / July 26, 2021
Environment Heat wave evokes fears of another massive salmon die-off in PNW Unprecedented temperatures recall a 2015 heat wave that killed 99% of salmon returning to one stretch of the Snake River. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / July 7, 2021