Ashley Ahearn
Stories
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Should carbon emissions be taxed? Environmentalists are split
If you could make energy companies pay $25 for every ton of CO2 they emitted, would you? What if that tax increased your electric bill and the cost of...
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What growing up in Uganda teaches you about ranchers and wolves in Eastern Washington
KUOW environment report Ashley Ahearn speaks with Carol Bogezi about how growing up on a farm in Uganda lead her to studying human-carnivore...
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Army Corps denies permit for Puget Sound coal export terminal
The Lummi Nation’s Tribal Chairman Timothy Ballew pulled fellow council member Travis Brockie into his office to announce the big news: He’d just gotten...
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What These Dead Whalers Tell Us About Climate Change
When the steamship Belvedere left San Francisco in the spring of 1897, its crew members couldn’t have known what a treacherous voyage awaited them.
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Will Methanol Be The New Aroma Of Tacoma?
It wasn’t long ago that Tacoma was known for its distinctive industrial smell, the so-called “aroma of Tacoma.” But in recent years, as more young people move to the city, the arts and cultural scene has flourished, some say eclipsing the city’s industrial past.
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Oil Train Blockade Activists Declare Win Despite Trespass Convictions
Five climate change activists who blocked an oil train in Everett were convicted Friday of trespassing – but the jury gave environmentalists something...
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Climate Activists Who Chained Themselves To Tracks Head To Court
Five environmental activists who chained themselves to train tracks in Everett to protest oil and coal trains begin trial in Snohomish County District Court on Monday.
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Puget Sound Tides Won't Produce Power For Now
A Washington utility has surrendered its federal license to install tidal turbines at the bottom of Puget Sound. The Snohomish County Public Utility...
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Lake Washington Is Warming Up Faster Than Global Pace
It’s not in your head. Seattle's Lake Washington is getting warmer and more comfortable to swim in every year. And it’s not the only lake experiencing a...
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Why Gov. Inslee Is Joining The Climate Party In Paris
The Paris climate talks have shifted the spotlight to a group of international leaders dubbed “sub-nationals” -- but one of those leaders from the...