Environment

Washington, other states rethink wildlife management to keep endangered species out of the ‘emergency room’

UW project took nuisance seaweed from shellfish farm to help growers. The USDA cut its funding

A $5 million grant to promote climate-smart farm practices that funded the Blue Carbon, Green Fields project was cancelled by the USDA.

How the Pacific Northwest’s dream of green energy fell apart

Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn’t delivered.

Washington state sues to block Trump order expediting fossil fuel projects

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is suing over what he says is President Donald Trump's unlawful declaration of an energy emergency, which is intended to speed up permitting procedures for fossil fuel projects.

Return of the blobs: SW Washington revisited by decades-old gooey mystery

A curious phenomenon known as the “Oakville blobs” appears to have returned to a small southwest Washington community, 31 years after the first reports of an unidentified gelatinous substance fell from the sky. This time, the goo fell on Rochester, Wash.

Main road into Hoh Rainforest set to reopen this week after months-long closure

The main road into the Hoh Rainforest is set to reopen on Thursday after being closed since December.

This 'ultra-wealthy' Seattle suburb inspired dystopian novel’s take on pleasure and privilege

Reading C Pam Zhang's "Land of Milk and Honey" is like walking up to the finest buffet while a strict personal trainer eyeballs every morsel you put on your plate. You want it, but you feel guilty for that wanting.

'You Are Here' and you are writing. Readers get creative for National Poetry Month

This is the KUOW Book Club, and we're reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.