Sleetless in Seattle: City gets little rain and no snow this dry January Whether you’ve been drinking alcohol or abstaining, it’s been an exceptionally dry January in the Seattle area. John Ryan
'The purge has begun.' Environmental justice workers locked out of EPA Seattle office Nine Environmental Protection Agency employees in Seattle have been put on leave by the Trump Administration because they work on environmental justice. John Ryan
Washington state clean-energy funds re-frozen by Trump White House More than $500 million in federal funding for clean energy in Washington state is being held up by the Trump Administration. John Ryan
Seattle's new zoning rules dial up tension around preserving tree canopy Seattle is currently mapping how it will grow over the next 20 years. Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to double the city’s housing capacity, with the hope of bringing down costs. But as residential neighborhoods open up to new types of housing, the city’s environmental impact statement predicts “moderate tree canopy loss” as a result. Amy Radil Play AudioListen 5 mins
From blubber to bone: How a whale decomposes on land The story of the Lobby Whale at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Teo Popescu Brandi Fullwood Paige Browning
A different kind of winter fun: tidepooling at night on Puget Sound On a drizzly February night, dozens of people walked with headlamps and flashlights at water’s edge near the Edmonds, Washington, fishing pier. They weren’t there to catch fish or squid: They came to see the wonders that come out when the tide goes out. John Ryan Play AudioListen 4 mins
Cleanup at Seattle's Green Lake targets abandoned fishing lines that can ensnare wildlife Abandoned fishing lines are the focus of a volunteer cleanup effort at Seattle’s Green Lake this weekend. The stray lines are blamed for killing two owls along the water’s edge in recent years. Amy Radil
What a ‘cloud’ of small earthquakes means for the PNW, and how to prepare for bigger ones Pacific Northwest Seismic Network director Harold Tobin joined KUOW’s Kim Malcolm to discuss our recent shakeups, and how to prepare for more damaging events. Kim Malcolm John O'Brien Play AudioListen 6 mins
Snow or no? Northwest’s water outlook gets murky with federal cuts Agencies that keep tabs on Northwest rivers and snowpack have been shedding scientists under the Trump administration. John Ryan
A century-old tree called 'Big Red' comes down in Edmonds Neighbors and tree advocates circled the trunk, trying to protect it. Condo association members said the tree's removal was sad but necessary. Joshua McNichols
