Environment King County must take swifter action to save salmon, auditor says The Fish Passage Restoration Program was supposed to remove barriers like road culverts, but a new report finds it may fail to reach its goals. by Scarlet Hansen / March 19, 2024
Environment More art, less trash: Washington reuse centers promote upcycling Similar to thrift stores, the shops keep potential waste out of landfills by repurposing ‘stuff’ in new sustainable ways. by Scarlet Hansen / August 18, 2023
Politics People for Puget Sound responds Kathy Fletcher, the executive director of People for Puget Sound, has responded to Daniel Jack Chasan's Crosscut article about setting priorities — performing triage, essentially — as we plan to... by Chuck Taylor / August 8, 2008
Environment The weather situation is worse than you think National Weather Service charts. Click to enlarge. by Chuck Taylor / June 10, 2008
Environment Department of Journalistically Redundant News Department Nearly identical eclipse photos in <i>The Seattle Times</i> (top) and the <i>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</i>. by Chuck Taylor / February 20, 2008
Environment White highways The view from the National Weather Service office in Seattle this morning, Jan. 29, 2008. by Chuck Taylor / January 29, 2008
Environment Fun with climate data: divergent rainfall totals Temperature and precipitation in Quillayute, Wash. by Chuck Taylor / December 4, 2007
Politics Storm coverage roundup A slice of <i>The Oregonian</i>'s map of storm news. by Chuck Taylor / December 3, 2007
Politics Record rain, landslides, flooding ... Pretty much all hell is breaking loose and sliding downhill throughout the region today. The best place to get an overview of what's going wrong in metro Seattle is at the Regional Public Information... by Chuck Taylor / December 3, 2007
Environment Northwest wind-gust forecast for 10 a.m. The numbers on this image from the National Weather Service, which forecasts wind gusts for 10 a.m. Pacific time, are in knots. Quick conversion: Oregon and Washington coast: 71, 78, and 82 mphBelling... by Chuck Taylor / December 2, 2007