Environment Why are gray whales washing up dead on Pacific Northwest beaches? An unusually large number of gray whales are washing up dead on their northbound migration past the Oregon and Washington coasts this year. Tom Banse
Environment Leave it to beavers, seriously I hang out in Seattle's backyard with some very eager beavers. Chris Morgan Matt Martin
Environment If it says biodegradable, it might not be compostable The latest on compost policies to clear your confusion and clean up our trash. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Environment Return of ze big bad wolf It’s thought that the last wolf in Germany was shot 150 years ago. But nature had another idea. Chris Morgan Matt Martin
Environment ‘Absolute terror.’ The first time I caught a grizzly bear It was 1994 in the Canadian Rockies and I was a nervous 24 year old standing between two well-armed men. Chris Morgan
Environment ‘Our relatives under the water.’ Lummi release salmon to ailing orcas Lummi tribal members released one live chinook salmon into the Salish Sea on Wednesday as a spiritual offering to J17, an orca matriarch who has been ailing. Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
Environment We're watching Washington state closely this fire season, says Forest Service chief Forest Service chief Vicki Christiansen tried to assure Sen. Maria Cantwell that the agency is working to reduce wildfire risk. Gil Aegerter
Environment Everett commits to 100 percent clean energy by 2045 "I used to believe, up until 2 or 3 years ago, perhaps naively, that this was an issue that we could count on somebody else to solve for us.” John Ryan
Environment Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage? A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it. Human nature, hard truths, and what kind of bag to use anyway? Greg Rosalsky
Environment The first time I caught a grizzly bear I was going to be graphic designer. Then a bear came along. Chris Morgan Matt Martin
