Environment Cargo-spilling ship leaves Northwest, returns to Asia There’s still no sign of 105 shipping containers that the Zim Kingston lost during a storm off the Olympic Peninsula. John Ryan
Health Week in Review: Mask mandates, Mazdas stuck on KUOW, and the concrete workers strike Bill Radke reviews the week's news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Seattle Times transportation reporter David Kroman, and The Stranger staff writer Jas Keimig. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt
Business The pandemic hit public transportation hard. Will Seattle transit be OK? The pandemic has hit transit hard while commuters have worked remotely or avoided public transportation. Sound Transit has seen gains from fares plummet and claims that it’s due in part to passengers who don’t pay. Libby Denkmann
Politics Omicron, Rudy Guiliani, and fare enforcement this week. Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Times general assignment and breaking news reporter Amanda Zhou, KUOW politics reporter David Hyde, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt
Environment VIDEO: Runaway tanker rolls free for 15 miles near Walla Walla, hitting 50 mph Federal officials have launched an investigation into a runaway train car that rolled out of control for 15 miles near Walla Walla, Washington, on Tuesday. John Ryan
Business Microsoft, redistricting, and ferries, this week. Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Kitsap Sun reporter Josh Farley, Crosscut Eastern Washington reporter Mai Hoang, and Geekwire contributing editor Mike Lewis. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt Sarah Leibovitz
On the road to one million EVs There are 84,000 electric vehicles on the road in Washington today. By the end of this decade, the plan is to get to one million. And there’s a pile of federal money on the way to get you behind the wheel. Patricia Murphy Jennie Cecil Moore
Environment New bus fuel is 'carbon neutral,' Pierce Transit claims. It's not Tacoma-based Pierce Transit announced in November that it was switching its fleet of natural-gas buses to a different variety of the gas to help the global climate. John Ryan
Highway traffic has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, but transit still way down You're not imagining things if driving in Pacific Northwest traffic feels as busy these days as it was before the pandemic. Traffic data from the Oregon and Washington transportation departments show highway volumes are nearly back to 2019 levels. Tom Banse
Environment What Washington state pledged at the Glasgow climate summit, and what activists say West Coast leaders promised to phase out gas vehicles, ramp up land protections while in Glasgow Paige Browning
