News Wilderness rescuers face a busy winter complicated by COVID The pandemic has driven an increase in outdoor activity and rescues, while limiting training and volunteer opportunities. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / November 16, 2020
Environment How COVID reshaped Seattle, season by season Disaster researchers take a Prius-eye view of how COVID-19 is changing the city. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / December 21, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? Holiday shaming in a pandemic A reader asks: How do I nicely tell friends to stay home for the holidays? by Ted Alvarez / December 14, 2020
Inside Crosscut A bleak 2020 could help remake Seattle for the better A new series by Crosscut reporters showcases the resilience, creativity and ingenuity of how Seattleites are responding to the pandemic. by Ted Alvarez / November 17, 2020
Environment Apocalypse: Now What? How we will know it's over A reader wants to know how The End will end. by Ted Alvarez / September 10, 2020
Environment Six months, 18,000 meals: Feeding Seattle’s frontline workers Ellen Kuwana's We Got This Seattle keeps employees at grocery stores, homeless shelters and fire stations fed as they battle the pandemic. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / September 4, 2020
Environment Podcast | Past the dams, tribes help the Columbia River roll on Few rivers define a region like the Columbia, where tribal scientists are making headway in bringing back its most important species: salmon. by Ted Alvarez / February 2, 2021
Environment Podcast | Protecting orcas and their songs from noxious noise Oceanographer Scott Veirs shows us how to listen for whales in Puget Sound, identify their signature sounds and maybe help save them. by Ted Alvarez / January 26, 2021
Inside Crosscut An adventure through the sounds of Washington’s wildest places Quiet forests, singing volcanoes and talking orcas: Our new podcast offers escapes into the PNW’s natural world. by Ted Alvarez / January 26, 2021
Environment Podcast | Tracking the wildlife in Washington cities and suburbs During the pandemic, more people are spotting animals slinking around the neighborhood. by Ted Alvarez / January 19, 2021