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John Ryan

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
141
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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Ryan

    El Niño could put Washington’s coastal towns in hot water (opens the original)

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    Communities along Pacific Northwest shorelines could face severe coastal flooding in November, December, and January as potentially record-breaking El Niño conditions arrive on top of the year’s highest tides, known as king tides. Some Washington cities are stepping up their efforts to prepare for higher seas in advance of king-tide season. The city of Stanwood is finishing emergency repairs to a crumbling dike that protects much of the city from high tides on Puget Sound. In the oceanfront vill

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · John Ryan

    Puget Sound Energy seeks $1.5B rate increase (opens the original)

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    Washington’s largest utility wants to charge its customers more and is giving them a chance to weigh in. Puget Sound Energy is asking state regulators to approve $1.5 billion in rate increases over the next three years. The proposal would cost a typical PSE electricity customer an additional $612 a year by 2029 and a typical gas customer $276 a year. The for-profit utility says the revenue is needed to build more power plants as demand increases and as the state cleans up its power supply. “This

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · John Ryan

    Fall bird migration nears its peak. Turning lights out can help (opens the original)

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    Nearly 7 million birds flew across Washington state Thursday night, with even more expected over the weekend, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Scientists are asking people to turn their outdoor lights off to help birds find their way south. It’s no secret that many birds fly south for the winter. It’s less commonly known that they often migrate invisibly — at night. The cover of night provides safety from predators and less-turbulent air to fly in. Many birds are attracted to artific

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · John Ryan

    Port Townsend paper mill hit with $734,000 pollution penalty (opens the original)

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    Washington state has fined a paper mill in Port Townsend $734,000 for allegedly sending polluted wastewater into Puget Sound. Washington Department of Ecology officials say the Port Townsend Paper Company was improperly treating its industrial wastewater for at least five months following an unannounced inspection in October 2025. “A large industrial facility like a pulp and paper plant produces a lot of wastewater,” Ecology spokesperson Andrew Wineke said. “There was 170 days we found that they

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · John Ryan

    For 4th time, Trump administration orders Centralia coal plant to remain open (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday issued its fourth emergency order requiring Washington’s only coal-burning power plant to stay open for another 90 days. State law required the TransAlta plant in Centralia to shut down permanently in December 2025. The Trump administration has ordered coal plants in five states to stay open. “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, coal generating plants across the country are being saved from premature retirement,” a Department of Energy press release is

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