Environment Pacific Northwest’s busiest volcano predicted to erupt by end of 2025 Thanks to a dense array of sensors on the volcano’s summit and flanks, scientists know that Axial Seamount has been swelling with magma and getting taller, a sign that it’s ready to go off. John Ryan
Environment What will solar energy look like under Trump? Potential rooftop solar customers and installers worry the incoming President-elect Donald Trump administration might try to eliminate a 30% federal tax credit.
Environment Invasive green crabs threaten West Coast ecosystems. One solution? Otters As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution. Manuela López Restrepo
Environment How do the Los Angeles fires compare to the Great Seattle Fire? We mapped it out The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned over 37,830 acres as of Tuesday afternoon. That’s a burn area 300 times larger than that of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. Teo Popescu
Environment Hellbender salamanders could be added to endangered species list A giant salamander called the "hellbender" is on its way to becoming an endangered species. It needs very clean water to survive and that's getting harder to find. Justin Hicks
Environment Redmond firefighters felt tug on heart strings to help fight L.A. fires Jeff Carroll told KUOW about his experience helping contain the Palisades fire. Rob Wood John O'Brien
Environment Role reversal: Avian flu makes birds a menace to cats Scientists and volunteers with the Olympic Cougar Project said they have the opportunity now to study bird flu in wild animals – to hopefully prevent it from spreading to people. John Ryan Casey Martin
Environment Invasive crabs threatened West Coast ecosystems for decades. One solution? Otters NPR's Juana Summers speaks to researcher Rikke Jeppesen about her work on how sea otters, which were hunted to almost near extinction, have been able to thrive by eating up to 120,000 crabs a year. Juana Summers Jeffrey Pierre Sarah Handel
Environment Weird weather isn't always because of climate change — but sometimes it is Sometimes, weather is just weather. And other times human-caused climate change had an obvious impact. Alejandra Borunda
Environment How one U.S. conservationist's work is helping to preserve Chile's wilderness Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization. John Bartlett