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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Here are the real winners (and one loser) of this year's ballot initiatives
The winners and losers in Washington's elections become official once counties certify their results Tuesday, November 29. Then there are the unofficial...
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The anti-corruption measure that big money couldn’t pass
Two campaigns on the Washington ballot this year stood out for failing despite spending lots of money. Hillary Clinton’s campaign raised twice as much...
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GMO activists hit with $300K fine for concealing campaign donors
A judge in Olympia has fined an activist group from Iowa for secretly funneling money into a Washington state election. Thurston County Superior Court...
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Hundreds in Seattle protest North Dakota oil pipeline
Hundreds of protesters gathered at Seattle's Ballard Locks Tuesday night to urge the federal government to block construction of the Dakota Access oil...
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FACT CHECK: Sound Transit ballot measure not a big climate saver
In a year that has broken record after high-temperature record, politicians in Washington state are saying a vote for them is a vote for the climate....
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Grocery group that fought GMO labeling gets hit with $18 million fine
Washington state officials are calling it the largest campaign-finance penalty in U.S. history. A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Wednesday...
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PSE joins big-money fight over nation's first carbon tax
If you go to Puget Sound Energy’s website, you’ll see Washington’s largest utility claim to take a stand on greenhouse gas emissions. The gas and...
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LISTEN: 58 years of climate change in one minute
Climate change is a gradual process, driven by invisible pollution. So it can be hard to wrap your brain around. But atmospheric scientists at the...
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$100 in Monopoly money—and just maybe, a better democracy—headed your way, Seattle
In January, registered voters in Seattle will get something in the mail that no American has gotten before. They’re called democracy vouchers, and the...
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'Ramtha' channeler JZ Knight channels $54,000 into Olympia elections
Controversial "spirit channeler"JZ Knight of Yelm has channeled another $54,000 into Washington state politics. Knight claims to channel a 35,000-year...