Environment Inside the tumultuous debate behind Seattle’s tree ordinance The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission. by Eric Scigliano / September 1, 2023 / Updated at 9:40 a.m. on Sept. 3
Environment How politics have stalled tsunami prep efforts on the WA coast It’s not a matter of if but when the tsunami comes. Whether Washington is prepared depends a lot on the will of voters. by Eric Scigliano / May 26, 2022 / Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 16
Environment Outdated sewage treatment is suffocating fish in Puget Sound Communities around the sound are relying on 100-year-old technology to whisk away waste. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / December 7, 2020 / Updated Dec. 8 at 11 a.m.
Environment Hungry and disappearing: Is the orcas' future already here? Jeanne Hyde captured this photo of J-27 chasing Salmon. by Allegra Abramo / November 13, 2017
Environment Slower ships: A saving grace for orcas? A team of U.S. and Canadian scientists are researching whether enforcing vessel speed limits could buy the whales more time. by Allegra Abramo / January 2, 2018
Environment Sailing soon: an Orca-friendly, all-electric car ferry A hybrid-electric ferry, the Vision of the Fjords. by Allegra Abramo / August 21, 2017
Environment Save the phonebook! The distribution of phone books has been targeted by environmentalists and others in much of the world: This Flickr photo from Australia has a caption mocking paper phone books. by Eric Scigliano / January 15, 2012
Environment Gallup snubs Washington's livability, but climate gets the last say It'll keep getting worse down there: change in drought risk projected for 2035-2065 from 20th century baseline. by Eric Scigliano / August 21, 2012
Culture Poison ivy, unholy holly, and lax weed laws Walls of holly. by Eric Scigliano / April 18, 2012
Environment Ditch the car and flash your Undriver's License Julia Field shows her ID. by Eric Scigliano / April 11, 2012