Environment Washington's apex has a national park. Its low point doesn’t have a name Thousands climb Mount Rainier, Washington's highest point, each year. No one, apparently, has ever been to the state’s lowest point. John Ryan
Environment Invasive crab population keeps booming in Washington Trappers have caught nearly a quarter million European green crabs in Washington waters so far in 2022. John Ryan
Environment High-end coolers wash up on Alaska beaches after Washington cargo spill Consumer goods from coolers to bike helmets have been washing up on Alaskan beaches, up to 1,200 miles from a cargo spill off the Washington coast. John Ryan
Environment Extreme heat wave cooked acres of shellfish, spared others, study finds "A little light bulb went off in my head. I thought, ‘Oh my God, I need to contact my colleagues and find out what they're seeing." John Ryan
Environment Low tides not as low as forecast but do not disappoint Puget Sound beachgoers The tides weren't the lowest in a decade, but they were the lowest since a midnight in early December. John Ryan
Environment Lowest tides in 13 years coming to Puget Sound Puget Sound should see its lowest tides in more than a decade on Wednesday and Thursday. John Ryan
Environment Kelp has protected Samish people for millennia. Now it needs their help Scuba divers are heading underwater to help rescue one of the most important habitats in Puget Sound. John Ryan
Environment Scientists race to rescue world’s fastest sea star from oblivion Scientists are racing to revive a critically endangered species that has succumbed to a mysterious underwater pandemic up and down the West Coast. John Ryan
Environment Rare whale that visited Seattle washes up dead in Canada A fin whale spotted off Seattle and Whidbey Island in January has washed up dead northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. John Ryan
Environment Seattle-bound cargo ship spills 90 shipping containers Nine of the spilled containers are carrying flammable lithium-ion batteries and are considered dangerous cargo. John Ryan
