Environment Seattle's air quality is among the worst in the world This week, air quality in Puget Sound peaked at an AQI of over 250. Revisit these Crosscut articles to see how an increase in wildfire smoke affects mental health, the environment and public spaces. by Cascade PBS Newsroom Staff / October 20, 2022
Environment Standing up for salmon in Alaska's boundary waters In southeast Alaska, tribes on both sides of the border unite in opposition to a Canadian mine that threatens ancestral fish runs. by Samantha Larson / November 21, 2018
Environment The impermanence of wonder and whales A lifelong visitor to the San Juan Islands reflects on the southern resident orcas, changing ecosystems and the passage of time. by Samantha Larson / October 29, 2018
Environment Do local orcas need a room of their own? A female orca in L pod, born in 1995, rears her head in Boundary Pass. by Samantha Larson / January 5, 2015
Environment Major coal train lawsuit settled by environmental groups, BNSF An uncovered coal train owned by BNSF. by Samantha Larson / November 15, 2016