Eilís O'Neill
Reporter
About
Eilís (eye-LEASH) O'Neill fell in love with radio when she was a 14-year-old high school intern at KUOW, in the program that later became RadioActive. Since then, she's worked as a radio reporter in South America and New York City and was thrilled to return to her hometown radio station in 2017. Her work has appeared on The World, Marketplace, and NPR.
Eilís has a degree in English and Spanish from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in science, environment and health journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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Environment
He's been shot at, his fish stolen. All because he exercises his tribal treaty rights in Skagit Valley
Scott Schuyler says he’s been shot at, his tires slashed, his fish stolen. He’s gotten death threats on social media.
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Environment
New plan for endangered Washington bird doesn't make anyone happy
Washington state has a new conservation plan for marbled murrelets, an endangered seabird. But both environmental advocates and the timber industry are upset about it.
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Leschi Elementary in Seattle closes after massive norovirus outbreak
Leschi Elementary School was closed Friday after a norovirus outbreak that left more than 100 students and staff members sick.
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Environment
Tribe looks to bring back oyster farming to Dungeness Spit
The Dungeness Spit, a few miles northwest of Sequim, could soon get some controversial neighbors: 80,000 bags of oysters.
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Environment
Hopes abound for early ski season
With snow in the forecast for higher elevations, skiers are hopeful the season could start soon.
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Landlords must rent first-come, first-served, Washington state high court says
On Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Seattle law that requires landlords to rent on a first-come, first-served basis. It’s called the “first-in-time” rule.
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Snoqualmie Tribe buys land around Snoqualmie Falls for $125M
The Snoqualmie Tribe has purchased Snoqualmie Falls and the surrounding land and nearby hotel for $125 million.
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Health
Flavored vaping banned for four months in Washington state
The Wash. state Board of Health voted Wednesday afternoon to temporarily ban flavored vaping products, including flavored THC. The decision comes after more than a thousand people have come down with a vaping-related lung illness.
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Health
Washington state bans flavored vaping products
“Shame, shame, shame,” came the chant from dozens and dozens of protesters at the state Health Board’s meeting Wednesday in SeaTac.
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Arts & Life
How to rid the woods of racism
For many people, getting outside can be a chance to relax and unwind. For people of color, it can also mean having to deal with racism. People of color and their allies gathered outside Seattle last weekend at a festival aimed at changing that.