Eilis O'Neill
Stories
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Inmates will soon grow wine grapes, hops at the Washington State Penitentiary
There will soon be a vineyard and hopyard inside the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.
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Preventing another salmon escape: New rules for Puget Sound fish farms
The four remaining Atlantic salmon farms in Puget Sound have new water quality permits from the Department of Ecology.
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For sale: Carbon credits. Contact King County
King County has gotten into the business of selling carbon credits.
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Northwest tribe uses 'Treaty Rights 101' to school environmentalists
The Tulalip Tribe is using “Treaty Rights 101” workshops to help environmental and outdoor recreation organizations learn how to work with tribes.
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Seattle hospital workers possibly exposed to dangerous bacteria Brucella
Employees of Harborview Medical Center are being treated for the dangerous Brucella bacteria after a possible exposure this month.
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Expect more heat-related deaths in Seattle, scientists say
The heat this week in Seattle can be dangerous -- but nothing compared to what climate change could bring, according to a new study.
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'Probably they don’t like the color that I have': Edmonds storekeeper alleges racial bias crime
Jawahar Lal closed up his Edmonds convenience store after an incident he deems racist.
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Dry cleaning (and its toxic process) is on its way out
King County wants all the dry cleaners in the county to switch to wet cleaning technology by 2025. The problem is a chemical called perc, for short.
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Teens march to Seattle's City Hall to demand action on climate change
Youth gathered in Seattle's Pioneer Square today to ask legislators to pass the "Green New Deal," a set of legislative proposals aimed at addressing climate change, and to demand a 100 percent renewable economy and an end to the creation of new fossil fuel infrastructure.
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Gonzalo needs a kidney. But he can't get one because he's undocumented
Even though it was noon, Gonzalo was lying down when I arrived at the apartment in south King County where he lives. His wife Ricarda headed down a long, dark hallway to fetch him. “I was lying down because I felt really dizzy,” Gonzalo said in Spanish. “I can’t--I can’t enjoy the day, go out, because I’m always unwell.”