Amanda Zhou

Seattle

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Amanda Zhou: Find a sewage spill near you; WA to develop new tool

3 weeks ago | tri-cityherald.com | Amanda Zhou

Have you ever been near the water and wondered whether it's safe to go in? Thanks to a new law, the public will soon have an easier way to check whether a body of water might have been recently contaminated by sewage. Under the law passed this year, the Washington State Department of Ecology must develop and publish a website by June 2026 with notices of reported sewage spills, including the volume, level of treatment of the spill, location and other details.
Find a sewage spill near you; WA to develop new tool

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Amanda Zhou

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation. Have you ever been near the water and wondered whether it’s safe to go in?
Amanda Zhou: 4 things to know about climate change and flooding in Seattle’s South Park

3 weeks ago | tri-cityherald.com | Amanda Zhou

When South Park flooded in 2022, water and sewage damaged 25 homes, displaced residents and forever changed the Seattle neighborhood's sense of safety. Today the threat of flooding each winter is a risk for the community, especially in the face of sea-level rise and climate change. As Seattle and King County prepare to spend tens of millions on both short- and long-term solutions to address this issue, South Park residents in low-lying areas say the future of their homes is uncertain.
4 things to know about climate change and flooding in Seattle’s South Park

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Amanda Zhou

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation.
Will flooding force Seattle’s South Park residents to leave?

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Amanda Zhou |Erika Schultz

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation. SOUTH PARK — The water came with no warning.
¿Así que no todos reciclan en WA? Una nueva ley podría cambiar eso

1 month ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Amanda Zhou

Si usted es de los que disfrutan separar el plástico y el papel del resto de la basura, esta es una buena noticia: Washington está por ampliar significativamente el acceso al reciclaje. El gobernador Bob Ferguson firmó este mes la “Ley de Reforma del Reciclaje”, a la que calificó como “la mayor transformación de nuestro sistema de reciclaje en décadas”.
Wait, not everyone in WA recycles? How a new law may change that

1 month ago | spokesman.com | Amanda Zhou

If you love sorting your plastic and paper waste from the rest of the trash, this is good news for you: Washington state is set to significantly expand access to recycling. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law this month the “Recycling Reform Act,” which he called the “biggest overhaul of our recycling system in decades.”For years, access to recycling varied widely across the state, and most recyclable items ended up in landfills or were burned.
Wait, not everyone in WA recycles? How a new law may change that

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Amanda Zhou

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation.
This snorkeler only counts Chinook at night. Here’s why she’s in Lake Washington

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Amanda Zhou

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation. Wearing a bright orange and gray dry suit, Ashley Townes stepped into the murky water of Lake Washington under a yellow moon.
Recycling in WA may get a big overhaul and expansion

2 months ago | seattletimes.com | Amanda Zhou

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation. Washington’s recycling system could be close to a major overhaul.