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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Pregnant Pilot And Her Crew Rescue Alaska Fishermen
Lt. Commander Kimberly Hess watched the cliff. That kept her steady, she said, as she fought a swirling 30-knot tailwind and lowered the Coast Guard...
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Hundreds Of Homeless People Seek Help In Everett
One day a year, it's a lot easier for homeless people in Snohomish County to get some basic things that you might take for granted. Things like shoes,...
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Seattle Icebreaker Heads For North Pole
The Shell Oil rig that left Elliott Bay last week isn't the only big vessel heading to the Arctic from Seattle. A Coast Guard icebreaker heads to Alaska...
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Israel, Private Donors Fund Seattle Mayor's Mideast Trip
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is on his way to Israel. He's scheduled to lead a trade delegation of Seattle-area business leaders next week and to speak at a...
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Shell To State: We're In Seattle Legally Through End Of June
Shell Oil has rejected state officials' position that parking an Arctic oil rig at the Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 violates the state constitution....
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Feds Fault Shell's Risk-Taking in Arctic Oil Rig Wreck
A new report from The National Transportation Safety Board says poor planning and risk assessment by Shell Oil led to the wreck of the Kulluk oil rig...
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'War On The Visibly Poor' In Auburn, Washington
Many cities around Washington state make it a crime to do things that everyone does but that homeless people have to do in public – like sitting down,...
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State To Shell: Long-Term Moorage Of Arctic Drill Rig Unconstitutional
State officials said Friday that it's unconstitutional for Shell Oil to store its Arctic drilling rig at the Port of Seattle's Terminal 5.
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Arctic-Drilling Protesters To Move Barge After Damaging Popular Dive Site
Protesters of Arctic drilling have run afoul of the ocean environment in their own small way. In addition to assembling a flotilla of kayaks on Seattle...
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Shell Oil Protesters Aim To Slow Work At Seattle Port
Hundreds of protesters blocked entrance gates to Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle for most of the day Monday. The climate activists intended not just...