Environment A decade after the Oso landslide, WA works to improve preparedness The Snohomish County disaster killed 43 residents in 2014. Today, geologists can better help people get out of harm’s way due to boosts in tech and funding. by Tom Banse Washington State Standard / March 20, 2024
Environment A proposed San Juans sanctuary may offer hope for captive orcas — and risks for wild ones Nonprofit advocates think sea pens will improve the retired killer whales' quality of life. SeaWorld vets disagree. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 17, 2019
Environment Salish Sea's 'humpback comeback' is a good sign, but concerns remain More whales mean greater risk of ship strikes and fishing line entanglement. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / August 16, 2019
Environment These giant rats failed mine-sniffing school. Now they have a new career in Tacoma While their relatives are saving lives around the world, Point Defiance's adorable African giant pouched rats are ambassadors for rodents everywhere. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 24, 2019
Environment Attention PSE: coal plant in need of analysis A coal-powered energy plan in Colstrip, Montana by Eric de Place / April 26, 2012
Culture Digital Prospector: Digging for online video gold Apha House, one of Amazon's 14 original online series by Rustin Thompson / June 5, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: John Keister's back, Selznick v. De Sica, Hollywood's home movies Critic Rustin Thompson unearthing the very best - and worst - in online video. by Rustin Thompson / August 4, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: musical trash, vinography, "The Canyons" and Tom Jones Tom Jones at the House of Blues, 2009 by Rustin Thompson / July 28, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Earning "non-racist" points, voyeurism as art, "Adrift" in San Francisco fog Fog over the San Francisco area is the focus of a two-year long project that culminates in the video "Adrift" by Rustin Thompson / July 23, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Cookus Interruptus, "Cookie Thumper," Hoffman on "Tootsie" Critic Rustin Thompson shares the best - and worst - in online video. by Rustin Thompson / July 14, 2013