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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Dutch Harbor Rats (Unwittingly) Help Save Pribilof Seabirds
Biologists and tribal officials in the Bering Sea off the west coast of Alaska are working to protect one of the world's greatest gatherings of seabirds...
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Shell's Oil Rigs Leave The Arctic -- And Will Skip Seattle
Shell's two Arctic oil rigs pulled into Unalaska's Dutch Harbor on Sunday, some 1,100 miles south of the company's drilling site in the Chukchi Sea....
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Shell’s Arctic Bust Echoes Around Alaska And Beyond
After sinking eight years and more than $8 billion into the effort, Shell Oil is pulling out of the Arctic Ocean, the company says.
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Kitsap Nuclear Sub Pops Up In Dutch Harbor, Leaves Quietly After Crew Change
A U.S. Navy submarine pulled into Unalaska Bay near the town landfill Friday morning. The sub made no contact with the Port of Dutch Harbor, according...
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Climate Change, Not Arctic Drilling, Drives Obama Trip To Alaska
President Barack Obama is coming to Alaska later this month. The White House released a video Thursday morning to explain why he will be the first...
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Pregnant Pilot And Her Crew Rescue Alaska Fishermen
Lt. Commander Kimberly Hess watched the cliff. That kept her steady, she said, as she fought a swirling 30-knot tailwind and lowered the Coast Guard...
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Hundreds Of Homeless People Seek Help In Everett
One day a year, it's a lot easier for homeless people in Snohomish County to get some basic things that you might take for granted. Things like shoes,...
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Seattle Icebreaker Heads For North Pole
The Shell Oil rig that left Elliott Bay last week isn't the only big vessel heading to the Arctic from Seattle. A Coast Guard icebreaker heads to Alaska...
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Israel, Private Donors Fund Seattle Mayor's Mideast Trip
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is on his way to Israel. He's scheduled to lead a trade delegation of Seattle-area business leaders next week and to speak at a...
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Shell To State: We're In Seattle Legally Through End Of June
Shell Oil has rejected state officials' position that parking an Arctic oil rig at the Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 violates the state constitution....