Environment Podcast | How a wayward whale foretold decades of exploitation People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / April 14, 2023
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The ancient bison hunters of the San Juans The discovery of 14,000-year-old bones on Orcas Island means humans were BBQing a lot earlier than previously thought. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 8, 2021
Environment When Seattle cared more about coal than climate change Today we fight it, but generations ago the city thrived on it. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / March 5, 2019
Environment An out-of-this world Q&A: middle schoolers chat with astronauts If you could ask an astronaut one question, what would you ask? Here’s what a few middle school students came up with. by Stephen Hegg / January 13, 2018
Environment The Columbia River: not eternally dammed "A River Lost" by Blaine Harden by Ronald Holden / April 2, 2012
Environment Would we rather shoot horses than eat them? A horse meat butcher shop in Venice. by Ronald Holden / January 6, 2011
Culture The voodoo bug hits Oregon vintners Katherine Cole poses with her new book, Voodoo Vintners. by Ronald Holden / August 4, 2011
Culture Updated wine guides, and a surprising 'winner' The latest wine bible by expert Paul Gregutt focuses not on a particular winery, but a region: Red Mountain. by Ronald Holden / October 10, 2010
Culture Oil-soaked oysters, contaminated salmon, 'radioactive' wine We're living the effects of the BP oil spill and fearing a proposed open-pit mine near Bristol Bay. Should we worry about our own state's vineyards and orchards growing so close to Hanford's plutonium... by Ronald Holden / September 13, 2010
Environment Crosscut Tout: A locavore's delight For The Herbfarm's special "100-mile" dinner, every menu item and ingredient is local. Even the salt is made from scratch. by Ronald Holden / August 2, 2010