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
The river runs alarmingly low in North Bend
It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer. Just 30 minutes outside Seattle, in the town of North Bend, most development is on hold till an issue of water is resolved.
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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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Environment
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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Environment
For sale: Carbon credits. Contact King County
King County has gotten into the business of selling carbon credits.
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Arts & Life
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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Health
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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Environment
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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Crime
'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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Health
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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Environment
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.