John Ryan
Environment Reporter
About
John Ryan joined KUOW as its first full-time investigative reporter in 2009 and became its environment reporter in 2018. He focuses on climate change, energy, and the ecosystems of the Puget Sound region. He has also investigated toxic air pollution, landslides, failed cleanups, and money in politics for KUOW.
Over a quarter century as an environmental journalist, John has covered everything from Arctic drilling to Indonesian reef bombing. He has been a reporter at NPR stations in southeast and southwest Alaska (KTOO-Juneau and KUCB-Unalaska) and at the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.
John’s stories have won multiple national awards for KUOW, including the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi awards for Public Service in Radio Journalism and for Investigative Reporting, national Edward R. Murrow and PMJA/PRNDI awards for coverage of breaking news, and Society of Environmental Journalists awards for in-depth reporting.
John welcomes tips, documents, and feedback. Reach him at jryan@kuow.org or for secure, encrypted communication, he's at heyjohnryan@protonmail.com or 1-401-405-1206 on the Signal messaging app.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, some Spanish, some Indonesian
Professional Affiliations: SAG-AFTRA union member and former shop steward; Society of Environmental Journalists member and mentor
Stories
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Judge halts Canadian tar sands pipeline
Judge Eleanor Dawson said pipeline regulators failed to meaningfully consult with tribes, and cited potential impacts to Southern resident killer whales.
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Killer whales draw killer crowd
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Will smoky Northwest skies yield America's first carbon tax?
Almost all (99.9 percent) of the $8.7 million dollars raised to block the ballot measure has come from the oil industry.
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Judge dismisses kids' lawsuit seeking to protect the climate they'll inherit
A judge in Seattle has dismissed a lawsuit from a group of children seeking to protect their generation from climate change.
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Scientists deliver live salmon to sick, endangered young orca
Scientists have taken an unprecedented step to save one of the Salish Sea’s 75 endangered orcas: They tried to feed her in the wild.
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Scientists deliver live salmon to sick, endangered orca
Scientists have taken an unprecedented step to save one of the Salish Sea’s 75 endangered orcas: They tried to feed her in the wild.
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Donald Trump could veto the Canadian oil sands pipeline project
In May, the Canadian government announced it would buy the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline from Texas-based Kinder Morgan in order to finish the...
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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...
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PHOTOS: Honduran mom reunited with son after almost two months in detention
A mother and child from Honduras, forced apart for nearly two months, are the first family of asylum seekers to be reunited in the Northwest.
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Honduran mom freed from Tacoma detention still can't see her 6-year-old son
Yolany Padilla and her six-year-old son, Jelsin, crossed the border into Texas in May after fleeing Honduras, one of the world's most violent nations....
