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
3 fish from 3 King County lakes that you should not eat
If you’re fishing in Lake Washington and you catch a cutthroat trout — don’t eat it. The largemouth bass in Lake Sammamish and the smallmouth bass in Lake Meridian are also not healthy choices.
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When homeless people seek treatment or shelter, where do their pets go?
When people experiencing homelessness need to go into residential treatment for drug or alcohol addiction, finding a place for their pet to stay can be a big barrier.
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Health
19K Seattle-area patients could face steep bills or be forced to find a new doctor
A dispute between the owner of the Polyclinic and a major insurance company could affect nearly 19,000 patients in Western Washington. It could leave them with a choice between higher medical bills or finding a new provider.
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How do you get a homeless young person into a clinic? Treat their pet
The New Horizons youth homeless shelter in Belltown has found an innovative way to bring more people in for health care – by offering care not just to them, but to their pets as well. This approach can help young people open up about their health needs and get treatment, a crucial first step towards finding a stable job and stable housing.
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Environment
New regulations to push WA homes away from fossil fuels in 2023
In an effort to meet the state’s climate goals, new regulations will push home construction in Washington toward all-electric heating and away from natural gas. Proponents of the change, which takes effect in July 2023, say it will also have public health benefits.
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Health
What do students need to help them process the Ingraham High shooting?
In 2014, Susana Barbosa was a freshman at Marysville-Pilchuck High School when a student fatally shot four classmates and himself in the school cafeteria. “I was sitting about fifteen feet away, so I saw everything that happened,” Barbosa said.
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Health
Abortion billboards going up around Washington state
Billboards that support people seeking an abortion will start appearing on both sides of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state.
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Washington's emergency order has ended, but you still have to wear masks in these places
Washington's statewide state of emergency order for the pandemic is over as of this morning, but some pandemic-era rules and precautions will remain.
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Government
Activists call mayor's plan to return parking enforcement to police a 'huge betrayal'
When racial justice protestors called for cuts to the Seattle Police Department in the summer of 2020, the City Council responded by moving parking enforcement officers to the transportation department. The shift began in 2021 and did not go smoothly.
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Health
Schoolyards aren’t just for recess — they can be for the whole community
A nonprofit, the Trust for Public Land, is stepping in to revitalize Jennie Reed’s schoolyard, along with four others in low-income South Tacoma neighborhoods with little or no park access. The goal isn’t just to give kids a better place to play at recess; it’s to transform the schoolyards into high-quality community parks.