Environment
Wildfire smoke is still hurting Washington, weeks later
An epic season of smoke damages our environment and economy in ways that could last much longer than the haze.
Hannah Weinberger
Hannah Weinberger is a former reporter at Crosscut, focused on science and the environment. Previously on staff at Wirecutter, Bicycling, and Outside, Hannah's coverage explores outdoor recre
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For sustenance and tradition, Puget Sound tribes and scientists join forces to breed millions of clams
After recent declines, a new breeding program could help safeguard the cockle's future as a food source for tribes like the Suquamish.
Environment
Despite risks to salmon, EPA walks back protections for Alaska's Bristol Bay
In a reversal that likely transfers authority to EPA headquarters, southwest Alaska's Pebble Mine gets closer to being built despite concerns for the bay's productive fisheries.
Environment
Still recovering from escaped Atlantic salmon, Cooke Aquaculture now wants to farm steelhead
After nearly a quarter million escaped fish resulted in a ban on Atlantic salmon farming in Washington, Cooke Aquaculture is attempting to transition to native steelhead. Environmental advocates are concerned.
Environment
In 'Grouse,' one odd bird helps explain WA's political divisions
Seattle journalist Ashley Ahearn's move to the Methow Valley inspired a podcast that seeks to understand her rural neighbors through the controversial sage grouse.