Environment The kids who sued the U.S. over climate change and lost aren't giving up Despite setbacks, the young activists behind the landmark suit say they'll continue their court battle to enforce climate mitigation. by Hannah Weinberger / January 29, 2020
Environment Washingtonians are more likely to die on smoky days, new UW research shows While Australia's catastrophic bushfires rage, local scientists are beginning to understand how smoke exposure affects mortality in the Northwest. by Hannah Weinberger / January 17, 2020
Environment Washington gets closer to restoring a fuzzy, charismatic carnivore you've probably never heard of Fishers are on their way to recovery in Washington, completing a critical conservation milestone 12 years in the making. by Hannah Weinberger / January 13, 2020 / This article was updated at 11:04 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2020
Environment 10 of the wildest discoveries Washington scientists made in 2019 Here are just a few of the amazing things Washingtonians discovered in labs, in the field and elsewhere that you may have missed. by Hannah Weinberger / December 24, 2019
Environment 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. by Hannah Weinberger / December 18, 2019
Environment Could seaweed be Washington's next cash crop? With Washington's natural kelp beds declining, farms could fill an ecological niche and serve an emergent market. But barriers to entry remain high. by Hannah Weinberger / December 4, 2019 / Updated at 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2019
Environment To stop diseases like West Nile, WSU scientists are feeding blood to mosquitoes Mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and West Nile lack vaccines. But Washington scientists think insulin could weaken these diseases in mosquitoes before they reach people. by Hannah Weinberger / November 18, 2019
Environment Salmon on Prozac? A new study will look at what King County's wastewater chemicals do to fish and orcas A new study is attempting to link salmon exposure to toxic substances in wastewater, to orca health by Hannah Weinberger / November 7, 2019 / Updated at 2:07p.m. on Nov. 7, 2019
Environment Learning how endangered orcas hunt could be the key to saving them The secret weapons: suction cups. by Hannah Weinberger / October 23, 2019 / Updated at 11:09 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2019
Environment New tsunami evacuation maps show the fastest way to escape the Big One on foot A new series of maps is driving home that as things stand, some people may not have enough time to evacuate a Cascadia tsunami. by Hannah Weinberger / October 18, 2019
