John Ryan
KUOW
Unalaska, AK, United States
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Murder kittens: outdoor cats take heavy toll on wildlife
Despite the wildlife hospital’s best efforts, 80 percent of cat-attack victims brought there do not survive. → Read More
This Ivy League wages hand-to-leaf combat against an English strangler
No hallowed halls in this ivy league: just hard, dirty labor against an ‘evil’ foe. → Read More
KUOW's League of Murder Creatures
Move over, "murder hornets." Lots of invasive species go on biological killing sprees. → Read More
Struggling customers' water, power would stay on during heat waves under new proposal
That's when a fan or air conditioner can be the difference between life and death. → Read More
High-end coolers wash up on Alaskan beaches following Washington cargo spill
Consumer goods from coolers to bike helmets have been washing up on Alaskan beaches, up to 1,200 miles from a cargo spill off the Washington coast. → Read More
Fishing boat that sank in orca habitat ran into trouble 24 hours earlier
The fishing boat that sank off San Juan Island in August had run into trouble – apparently running aground – the previous day. → Read More
Swinomish Tribe builds U.S.’s first modern 'clam garden,' reviving ancient practice
By the time you read this story, what it describes will probably have disappeared beneath the waves. That’s how it was meant to be -- and how it used to be. → Read More
Swinomish Tribe builds U.S.’s first modern ‘clam garden,' reviving ancient practice
By the time you read this story, what it describes will probably have disappeared beneath the waves. That’s how it was meant to be -- and how it used to be. → Read More
Washington to phase out new gasoline-powered cars by 2035
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the state will phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by the year 2035. → Read More
Another heat wave arrives in the Northwest
Much of the Pacific Northwest is under a heat advisory or heat warning through Thursday night. → Read More
‘Incredibly lucky:' endangered orcas dodge diesel spill off San Juan Island
A fishing boat carrying 2,600 gallons of fuel sank off the west side of San Juan Island, spreading an oily sheen for 2 miles in critical habitat for the Northwest’s endangered orcas. Researchers called it “incredibly lucky” that the whales and the diesel apparently never crossed paths. → Read More
Renton neighbors object to storing climate-friendly batteries in their community
Just south of Seattle, a proposal for an industrial-scale energy storage facility has neighbors crying foul. → Read More
Looking for an electric vehicle? Here’s why they’re hard to find in Washington
Automakers have shifted deliveries of the climate-friendly vehicles to states with better incentives for selling clean cars. → Read More
Kelp has protected Samish people for millennia. Now it needs their help
Scuba divers are heading underwater to help rescue one of the most important habitats in Puget Sound. → Read More
Olympic Peninsula glaciers expected to disappear in the next 50 years
Devoting your life to something that is disappearing can be tough. → Read More
New highways headed to Seattle area despite drive to fight climate change
Even as Washington state tries to clamp down on climate-harming pollution, it’s building new highways in its two biggest counties. → Read More
Electric vehicle sales have surged in Washington state. But gas cars still dominate
Sales of electric vehicles are accelerating, even as the climate-friendly cars remain a rarity on Washington roads. → Read More
Washington Gov. Inslee declares European green crab emergency
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has authorized emergency actions to combat an infestation of European green crabs. → Read More
Seattle's 'green' power violates salmon's legal rights, tribe says
It’s one of the more unusual plaintiffs you’ll see in a lawsuit: Tsuladxʷ. That’s the Lushootseed word for salmon. → Read More
Why 2021 was a whale of a year for orca sightings
Last year was a banner year for whale watching in Washington state. That is as long as you weren't looking for the region's resident endangered orcas. → Read More