John Ryan
Environment Reporter
About
John Ryan joined KUOW as its first full-time investigative reporter in 2009 and became its environment reporter in 2018. He focuses on climate change, energy, and the ecosystems of the Puget Sound region. He has also investigated toxic air pollution, landslides, failed cleanups, and money in politics for KUOW.
Over a quarter century as an environmental journalist, John has covered everything from Arctic drilling to Indonesian reef bombing. He has been a reporter at NPR stations in southeast and southwest Alaska (KTOO-Juneau and KUCB-Unalaska) and at the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.
John’s stories have won multiple national awards for KUOW, including the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi awards for Public Service in Radio Journalism and for Investigative Reporting, national Edward R. Murrow and PMJA/PRNDI awards for coverage of breaking news, and Society of Environmental Journalists awards for in-depth reporting.
John welcomes tips, documents, and feedback. Reach him at jryan@kuow.org or for secure, encrypted communication, he's at heyjohnryan@protonmail.com or 1-401-405-1206 on the Signal messaging app.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, some Spanish, some Indonesian
Professional Affiliations: SAG-AFTRA union member and former shop steward; Society of Environmental Journalists member and mentor
Stories
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Environment
It’s a gusher! Record sums of oil money flood carbon-fee fight
A gusher of out-of-state cash from oil companies BP, Phillips 66, Andeavor, Valero and Chevron has made the campaign against the carbon fee initiative the costliest “no” campaign in state history.
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Environment
Inslee: 'We have a commander in chief who's AWOL right now'
"I swear this administration has a department of cockeyed ideas, and this is just another one of them," Inslee said in an interview with KUOW.
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Government
Big soda really, really wants to stop govs from taxing bevs
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Environment
Debate: Should you vote for a carbon fee?
This year, voters will decide whether or not to instate a first-in-the-nation fee on carbon emissions in the state. We invited groups for and against the ballot measure to talk about why they support and oppose I-1631.
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Environment
Tax polluters says the UN — but much more than WA carbon fee
“The next few years are probably the most important in human history.”
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Environment
EPA head touts Duwamish cleanup project
Other Trump EPA actions are expected to be less beneficial for Washington waters.
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Environment
Uh oh, coho! Something's killing suburban salmon. Car tires a prime suspect
New study points at chemicals from tiny bits of car tires as a prime suspect in the untimely deaths of salmon in Seattle-area creeks
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Environment
Toxic PCBs threaten orcas around the world
Killer whales can be found around the world, and more than half of those populations are threatened by toxic chemicals called PCBs, according to a new study in the journal Science.
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Environment
Another Puget Sound Orca Is In Bad Shape. 3 Others Are Pregnant
Since last November, three members of the long-endangered population have died, most recently an emaciated young female known as J50.
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Environment
Another ailing orca – and three pregnant ones
Governor's task force seeks comments on its recommendations to save 74 whales from extinction as three of them are found to be pregnant.