Are kids in danger when wildfire smoke hits, even on 'moderate' days? The Puget Sound area has seen good, moderate, and dangerous air quality in the last few weeks due to wildfire smoke. Last weekend was especially bad, but many people hit the streets and parks anyway. John O'Brien
2 rambunctious youngsters, no dying elders might spell hope for NW orcas Whale researchers say the Northwest’s endangered orcas have apparently had a very good year. John Ryan
'Things are looking really good' for captured orca's return to Salish Sea The lead veterinarian overseeing the orca known as Tokitae said she's in good clinical condition for her pending relocation from Miami to her native Washington waters. KUOW Staff
Year's lowest tides coming to Puget Sound The lowest tides of the year are coming to Puget Sound starting this weekend. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Volunteers needed to defend Washington against the green crab invasion The Washington Sea Grant is teaming up with Washington State University Extension to counter the rapid increase in the number of green crabs populating Puget Sound. KUOW Staff
Could an aging WA fleet lead to more ferry mishaps? The M/V Walla Walla has been running for 50 years and Seattle Times transportation reporter David Kroman says aging boats are having cascading effects on the state’s ferry system. Hans Anderson Play AudioListen 14 mins
Orca taken in the 1970s to be released from captivity, returned to PNW The Miami Seaquarium has announced that it will begin the work of releasing the last remaining captive Southern Resident Orca, and bringing her home to the Salish Sea. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez Play AudioListen 2 mins
Trains derail in Arizona and Washington, with oil spilled on Puget Sound tribal land The derailment in Washington state occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land. The Associated Press
Dam owner pleads guilty after spilling turf, tire bits in Puyallup River The head of a hydropower company has pleaded guilty after putting two football fields’ worth of artificial turf in the Puyallup River in Pierce County. John Ryan
Change the channel? New (or very old) name sought for Hood Canal Members of the Skokomish Tribe say they’ve had a perfectly good name for the waterway in the heart of their territory for thousands of years. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
