Environment Seattle is no longer the U.S.'s least air conditioned big city After years of lethal heat waves, Seattleites are embracing A/C as a necessity rather than a luxury. by Hannah Weinberger / December 29, 2022
Environment Bear with us: Grizzlies may be coming back to the North Cascades How will the grizzlies get here? What will their arrival mean for local ecosystems? And will I run into them while I'm camping? by Hannah Weinberger / November 29, 2022 / Updated at 11:42 a.m. on November 29, 2022
Inside Crosscut Summer smoke is mostly gone — but it should linger in our minds Rainclouds are replacing wildfires in PNW skies, but the effects of even 'moderate' air pollution compound through the seasons. by Hannah Weinberger / November 22, 2022
Environment What the Air Quality Index doesn't tell us about smoke dangers With smoke in the PNW popping up more frequently and sticking around longer, even people who aren't part of 'sensitive' groups are feeling its impacts. by Hannah Weinberger / November 14, 2022
News The Seattle MacArthur Fellow who teaches common sense to computers UW researcher Dr. Yejin Choi has spent a career pursuing 'risky' AI research that bridges the communication gap between humans and technology. by Hannah Weinberger / November 1, 2022
Environment For some WA families, gardening starts with food benefits Using SNAP to grow produce could prove useful if more people — and retailers — knew about it. by Hannah Weinberger / March 3, 2022
Environment New UW research explores a way to fight off invasive green crabs An emerging surveillance tool could help the state and tribal partners expand detection and make trapping efforts more effective. by Hannah Weinberger / February 23, 2022
Environment Billions of federal dollars headed to Western forests to manage fires The money quadruples investment in wildfire prevention and complements Washington state's strategy, sources say. by Hannah Weinberger / February 11, 2022
Environment The new emergency responders: Librarians As climate change and extreme weather challenge Puget Sound's emergency services, libraries are increasingly at the front lines of community care. by Hannah Weinberger / February 2, 2022
Environment A Washingtonian's guide to living among volcanoes Videos of Mount Rainier 'venting' sent locals into a brief tailspin on social media this week. Here's how to know when to actually worry. by Hannah Weinberger / September 12, 2022