Politics Call this 'Year of the Environment' at Washington Legislature (except for orcas) The Washington Legislature is at the finish line after big decisions on clean energy, education and the measles. The Seattle Channel's Joni Balter and Q13 political analyst C.R. Douglas recap the session with KUOW's Patricia Murphy. Patricia Murphy Jason Pagano
Cutting back on fishing could help orcas. But would it hurt charter fishing fleets? Pacific Northwesterners are undeniably fond of their endangered resident killer whales. Many locals are also fans of salmon fishing, a hobby that... Tom Banse
Environment ‘Our relatives under the water.’ Lummi release salmon to ailing orcas Lummi tribal members released one live chinook salmon into the Salish Sea on Wednesday as a spiritual offering to J17, an orca matriarch who has been ailing. Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
Environment Tougher rules aim to save salmon habitat for the good of Puget Sound orcas The state Legislature is considering toughening up the rules on seawalls in Puget Sound -- with the aim to help southern resident killer whales by protecting shoreline salmon habitat. Eilís O'Neill
Environment Environmentalists see key window of opportunity to help Orcas survive Will politicians act to help the Orcas? Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Environment More tankers in orca waters as oil exports to China increase It’s meant a jump in tanker traffic in Washington waters – and more risk of oil spills, though fewer tankers ply our waters now than a decade ago. John Ryan
Environment Trans Mountain expansion all but approved, despite indigenous opposition Friday, Canadian regulators endorsed the long-fought oil pipeline, which would bring more oil vessels through Washington state. Paige Browning
Environment Homeowners keep building walls around Puget Sound. Biologists are taking out more Two years in a row, more walls have come down around Puget Sound than have gone up. John Ryan
Environment VIDEO: Puget Sound's new bouncing baby orca We're getting our first look at the new orca calf recently born to the L pod. Angela King
Environment And baby makes 75: newborn orca boosts endangered whale population Whale researchers spotted a baby orca swimming energetically with its mother west of San Juan Island on Friday. John Ryan
