Looking an orca in the eye: 'The closest thing to alien contact I may ever know' It was a clear and cold winter day. Alone on my paddle board, I had what seemed like the entire Salish Sea to myself. Chris Morgan
The moral dilemma of a Buddhist on a squid jigging trip I came too late to realizing the horror of what we were actually planning: A hunting expedition where kinship with nature would mean taking a life. Chris Morgan
Sea-Tac planes are emitting a unique kind of pollution —and it's not regulated Airplanes at Sea-Tac airport are polluting the communities below with tiny "ultrafine" pollution Paige Browning
Puget Sound was supposed to be healthy by now. It's not Fifteen years after Governor Chris Gregoire set a goal to clean up Puget Sound by 2020, a new report from the Puget Sound Partnership finds the job is nowhere near complete. John Ryan
Brace yourself: A warmer winter may be coming to Washington state State Climatologist Nick Bond talks to KUOW's Angela King about what a very dry November will mean. Angela King
After online shopping binge, a plastic packaging hangover We’re entering the biggest shopping season of the year. For many people, that means online shopping — packages piled on doorsteps, delivery cars and vans whipping down streets. But what do we do with the packaging after we rip it open? Joshua McNichols
This king of bootleggers was one of Seattle's biggest employers Plus lot's of answers to your questions, on this special episode of SoundQs. Deborah Wang
Tribe looks to bring back oyster farming to Dungeness Spit The Dungeness Spit, a few miles northwest of Sequim, could soon get some controversial neighbors: 80,000 bags of oysters. Eilís O'Neill
Hopes abound for early ski season With snow in the forecast for higher elevations, skiers are hopeful the season could start soon. Eilís O'Neill
The quietest place on earth I talk to a sound tracker who encourages us to find a quiet place and really listen. Chris Morgan