Environment Washington’s first carbon auction sold pollution for $300 million Under the Climate Commitment Act, the money will go toward funding climate solutions and investing in communities that face environmental injustice. by Ashli Blow / March 16, 2023
Environment Fawn Sharp: Indigenous input is key to tackling climate change The National Congress of American Indians president and Quinault citizen spoke about environmental stewardship at the World Economic Forum. by Mark Trahant Indian Country Today / January 30, 2023
Culture Seattle-area Nordic skier on her way to Beijing Paralympics Fellow nurses train together in the Methow Valley, leading one of them to compete in the games. by Ashli Blow / March 4, 2022 / Updated at 9:35 a.m. on March 7
Environment Rainier's largest glacier is melting. Here's what that means downstream Scientists are studying the evolution of Emmons Glacier and its implications on watersheds throughout the Pacific Northwest. by Ashli Blow / August 10, 2022
Environment Are WA forests worth more as carbon sponges or timber harvests? ‘Working forests’ like state-run Tiger Mountain retain greenhouse gases — but logging is deeply entrenched in Northwest economies. by Ashli Blow / August 22, 2023 / Updated at 9:20 a.m. on Aug. 25
Environment Climate change takes a toll on Seattleites' mental health Some residents are experiencing a new kind of distress in response to flooding, air pollution and other ecological events linked to climate change. by Ashli Blow / June 6, 2022
Politics Can copper, gold save towns near Mount St. Helens? Morton, Wash., was once a booming logging town. by Eilís O'Neill for EarthFix / September 25, 2017
Environment First wildfire, now teens replenish a tribe's huckleberry harvests Tulalip teens are working to clear brush from a huckleberry field not far from the Skykomish River. Credit Eilís O'Neill/KUOW/EarthFix by Eilís O'Neill for EarthFix / August 22, 2017
Environment About those smoky skies ... Seattle's hazy skyline on Aug. 2, 2017. by Eilís O'Neill for EarthFix / August 3, 2017
Environment The Northwest may get its own Keystone XL, But it's XXL An expanded Trans Mountain oil pipeline could carry 890,000 barrels of crude a day, more than the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. by Eilís O'Neill for EarthFix / April 9, 2017