Environment Podcast | How a wayward whale foretold decades of exploitation People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / April 14, 2023
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The ancient bison hunters of the San Juans The discovery of 14,000-year-old bones on Orcas Island means humans were BBQing a lot earlier than previously thought. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 8, 2021
Environment When Seattle cared more about coal than climate change Today we fight it, but generations ago the city thrived on it. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / March 5, 2019
Environment An out-of-this world Q&A: middle schoolers chat with astronauts If you could ask an astronaut one question, what would you ask? Here’s what a few middle school students came up with. by Stephen Hegg / January 13, 2018
Politics San Juans monument debate shows islands' fault lines The beach at Watmough Bay on Lopez Island by C.B. Hall / September 20, 2012
Politics If a mudslide has canceled your train, you're not alone Mudslides cause frequent disruptions for Amtrak trains using BNSF tracks like this one. by C.B. Hall / March 6, 2011
Politics Two ways to look at the sea, and a search for objective facts Nature Conservancy ecologist Roger Fuller takes measurements in the estuary of the Stillaguamish River. by C.B. Hall / January 5, 2011
Politics More federal rail money for state, and what about some train-building jobs? Wisconsin was one of the states to reject high-speed rail money, helping Washington state to a new chunk of federal help. Now, some hope train-building jobs headed to Wisconsin might come here, too. by C.B. Hall / December 9, 2010
Politics Washington state rolling along on high-speed rail An Amtrak train arrives in Bellingham (2008). by C.B. Hall / December 7, 2010
Politics Electric motoring: What's down NW roads? No one has used the Lopez Island electric-vehicle charger since it was installed in June. by C.B. Hall / October 24, 2010
