Environment Inslee Calls On State Wildlife Agency To 'Significantly Reduce' Lethal Wolf Actions Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is asking state wildlife officials to “significantly reduce” the killing of wolves involved in livestock conflicts. In a letter to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind, Inslee asked that the state increase efforts to change guidelines that dictate when a wolf can be lethally removed. Courtney Flatt
Environment Plastic with your seafood? Same question goes for otters and orcas It was a dark and slippery early morning on the Oregon coast when researchers scrambled down the rocky shore in the small town of Yachats. They kept one eye on the crashing waves while scanning for two species of Pacific Northwest sea life that are now being checked for microplastics — fibers and fragments less than 5 millimeters long. Tom Banse
Environment It's officially snow season in Washington state It's October 1 — the first day for measuring snowpack in Washington state. And there's already a dusting in the mountains. Paige Browning
Environment Why does the water level of Lake Washington change through the year? Lake Washington water levels go up and down by 2 feet every year. You may be surprised to find out why. Katherine Banwell
Arts & Life How to rid the woods of racism For many people, getting outside can be a chance to relax and unwind. For people of color, it can also mean having to deal with racism. People of color and their allies gathered outside Seattle last weekend at a festival aimed at changing that. Eilís O'Neill
Environment Seeking: Wolves marked for death in Washington state The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is trying to kill one to two of the nine wolves in the Grouse Flats pack, in the southeast corner of the state. Eilís O'Neill
Environment Birds in Washington are in decline, with the rest of the nation Wildlife population experts are sounding the alarm that North America has nearly 3 billion fewer birds now than in did in the 1970s. Paige Browning
Environment Feds push for dirtier waters. Tribes say that threatens their health Washington tribes say the Trump administration is violating their treaty rights and endangering their health. Those were some of the complaints at a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to allow more pollution in Washington waters — and Washington fish. John Ryan
Environment Washington state sues Trump over endangered species 17 states - including Washington - are suing the Trump Administration in attempt to keep the Endangered Species Act in place. Paige Browning
Environment Indigenous activists demand Inslee declare a 'climate emergency' There's pressure on Washington Governor Jay Inslee to declare a "climate emergency". Paige Browning