Environment

Weekend Edition Saturday

Invasive green crabs are threatening local species. The solution? Eat them

Invasive green crabs are harming habitats in the pacific northwest. A solution? Researchers say catch 'em and eat 'em. Scott Simon talks with marine scientist Shon Schooler.

Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup

While high gas prices have pushed President Biden to tap into the US's strategic oil reserves, America's neighbor to the north is also dealing with a shortage of another so-called "liquid gold".

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This tiny Washington town floods over and over. Its residents refuse to give up

On the Skagit River, the tiny town of Hamilton is a refuge, a quiet pocket of affordability where most neighbors know each other. One reason it's affordable is that it floods. Earlier this month, Hamilton faced its latest catastrophic flood. That got people wondering, yet again, about the town's future.

Weekend Edition Saturday

Climate change is making it harder to provide clean drinking water in farm country

The largest water utility in Iowa is sounding alarms that it won't be able to keep up with cleaning the water for more than 600,000 customers as extreme weather swings become more common.

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Tacoma liquid gas plant gets go-ahead from state pollution board

A controversial liquified natural gas plant on the Tacoma waterfront has gotten the final go-ahead from the state’s Pollution Control Hearings Board.

Week In Review

Flooding, COVID-19, and Thanksgiving preparation, this week.

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Northwest News Network and KUOW correspondent Anna King, Freelance Science Reporter Jane C Hu and The Stranger staff writer Jas Keimig.

As a sea of lava destroys livelihoods on La Palma, it also offers a lifeline

The lava and ash the Cumbre Vieja volcano has spewed for two months have consumed homes and forced thousands to flee. However, the rock formed by the lava will ultimately save the island from the sea.

Lummi tribe improvises as flooding turns its reservation into an island

Rising floodwaters following two days of intense rain cut off the Lummi Reservation from the outside world.