Environment

Week in Review: crabs, Amazon, and gunfire detection

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis and KUOW’s Libby Denkmann.

Environment

'It's an invasion.' North America's tiniest butterfly spotted in Southeastern Washington

Rare sightings of a tiny butterfly, smaller than a thumbnail, have sprung up all over southeastern Washington. People are spotting these butterflies in some unusual places.

Business

'It's simply devastating in ways that many people don't realize' – Alaska cancels crab seasons

On Monday, Alaska officials made an unprecedented announcement. For the first time ever, they canceled the winter snow crab harvest in the Bering Sea. They also nixed the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest for the second year in a row.

Arts & Life

Digging into fall gardening with Ciscoe Morris

It's a confusing time for gardeners. It’s fall. The days are getting shorter. Traditionally now is the time to work on winterizing your garden - preparing it for the cold, wet weather we usually see this time of year. But the soggy weather has yet to arrive. We’re expecting temperatures to continue to be in the 70s this week, and we haven’t seen serious rainfall in months. So - what should we be doing for our plants right now?

Wildlife officials confirm 6 wolf poisonings in northeastern Washington

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help to find who poisoned six wolves in northeastern Washington.

Salmon advocates ask to include healthy ecosystems in Columbia River Treaty

The United States and Canada will renegotiate how to handle flood control and hydropower on the Columbia River. However, salmon advocates also want negotiators to consider the health of the Columbia River ecosystem.

Week in Review: taxes, texts, and school Covid relief funding

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan and Crosscut’s Mai Hoang.