Science Turns out wildfire smoke isn't harmful to the birds and the bees. Turns out wildfire smoke isn't harmful to the birds and the bees. Katherine Banwell
Business Wildfire smoke is smothering Seattle’s summer economy The true cost of Seattle’s smoke is inestimable, incalculable, and real. Carolyn Adolph
Is your joint ruining the environment? Washington state is dealing with a lot of weed waste — and we're not talking about the stuff you dig out of your yard. Our legal marijuana industry is... Angela King Jason Pagano
Fly to Asia in three hours, but at what cost to the environment? New high-speed passenger planes being designed by Boeing and other manufacturers could connect continents faster than ever before. But these supersonic... John Ryan
Gentrification looms ahead for South Park. These businesses are trying to stay put Seattle’s South Park neighborhood sits on the bank of the polluted Duwamish river, flanked by industry and split in two by Highway 99. This is a... Kate OConnell
Seattle salmon are hopped up on cocaine and pills Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes about a new study that looks at the impact of drugs picked up by juvenile Chinook salmon in... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Will private rockets destroy the ozone layer? Private space companies like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's Space-X are sending rockets into the upper atmosphere. Does more activity in space... Katherine Banwell
Trump EPA promises fast action (but no more money) on toxic waste cleanups Toxic waste cleanups in Renton and Portland are going to get renewed attention from the Environmental Protection Agency, according to an announcement... John Ryan
EPA ignoring 34 of the most toxic messes in the Northwest Dozens of the worst hazardous-waste sites in the Northwest are not being cleaned up, for lack of personnel to do the job, according to a report from the... John Ryan
How is pollution connected to race and inequality? | terrestrial The Trump administration has proposed cutting the EPA's budget by 30 percent. What does that mean for polluted communities in the U.S.? NPR Staff Ashley Ahearn
