Environment 6 things to know about conservation and the Farm Bill The Trump administration wants to make big cuts to the Farm Bill's conservation budget. by Eilís O'Neill EarthFix/KUOW / April 9, 2018
Environment State: Escape of 250,000 salmon was ‘entirely preventable’ Far more farmed salmon escaped from a collapsed net pen in Puget Sound than was first reported. by Eilís O'Neill for EarthFix / January 30, 2018
Tech What Mars means to Earth NASA's rover Curiosity parachutes successfully down to the surface of Mars. by Mark Anderson / August 8, 2012
Politics Obama's climate deal may be as good as it gets for years President Obama addresses a U.N. climate summit in September 2014. by Patrick Mazza / November 18, 2014
Equity Microsoft and the Smartphone Problem A Windows 8 HTC smartphone. by Mark Anderson / July 17, 2014
Environment Fixing culverts could save the orcas — but who will pay? Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Washington Legislature must find the funding to rebuild the salmon-blocking structures. by Brad Shannon InvestigateWest / March 12, 2019
Politics Private utilities want more time to meet green goals Washington's Legislature could implement the state's first carbon fee in 2030. Some say that's still too fast. by Brad Shannon & Robert McClure Investigate West / February 26, 2019 / Updated at 3:30 p.m.
Environment WA's push for climate-friendly fuels could also grow jobs Depending on what the Washington Legislature does this session, gas stations could be required to offer more climate-friendly motor fuels. by Brad Shannon & Carolyn Bick InvestigateWest / January 31, 2019
Environment Building a seawall? These 'fish cops' might come knocking If passed by the Legislature, the new law would help save small fish and, by way of the food chain, orcas. by Brad Shannon & Robert McClure Investigate West / April 2, 2019
Environment For rural WA kids, asthma is the norm, not the exception UW, along with Yakima Valley Farm Workers’ Clinic, is trying to address uncontrolled asthma in farm worker communities. by Eilís O'Neill EarthFix/KUOW / April 27, 2018