Gabriel Spitzer
Editor at Short Wave
Editor, Producer and science journalist. Fmr @NPR @KNKXfm @JSKstanford @WBEZ @KCPubHealth. He/Him
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4 days ago |
m.kuow.org | Gabriel Spitzer |Hans Anderson
In D.C. the president’s Big Beautiful Bill is facing a contentious fight in the Senate. Governor Ferguson recently signed over 400 bills into law. But there was other bill related news in recent weeks and we went to see someone who has been right in the middle of it. Alejandro Rico Guevara is one of the foremost researchers on hummingbird bills. He has spent years studying how hummingbirds use their beaks to feed and fight.
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4 days ago |
m.kuow.org | Gabrielle Healy |Gabriel Spitzer |Jason Burrows
When Washington state legalized marijuana back in 2012, one of the big goals was to displace the black market, bring weed out of the shadows, and take the power away from dealers and traffickers. But more than a decade later, the ILLEGAL weed industry is still thriving in Washington, and that’s taking a toll on LEGAL cannabis businesses. Meanwhile, the SYSTEM for keeping track of legally produced weed is broken.
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5 days ago |
m.kuow.org | Gabriel Spitzer |Shane Mehling
The day 65-year-old Julie Leon died was the hottest day ever recorded in Washington State history. Her death was officially ruled as hyperthermia, or overheating. Officially, more than 100 people died in the state due to that extreme 2021 heat wave, but many experts believe the number of deaths exceeds 400. Last week, Julie’s daughter, Misti Leon, filed a lawsuit, pointing the finger at who she thinks is responsible: big oil.
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5 days ago |
m.kuow.org | Gabriel Spitzer |Sarah Leibovitz
When you buy a fruit, a vegetable, a carton of almond milk - you might assume it’s an animal free product. But all of those foods, and many more, rely on one small but mighty member of the animal kingdom: the bee. Bees – especially honeybees – are an important part of any working farm. They pollinate everything from papayas to cucumbers to coffee beans.
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1 week ago |
kuow.org | Gabriel Spitzer
The Trump Administration’s health policies are upending years of advice about COVID vaccines. Since they’ve been available, experts have recommended the shot to almost everyone. The vaccines are safe and they work. But now federal agencies are taking a much narrower approach. Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. just announced the vaccines won't be recommended for children or healthy pregnant people. And the FDA plans to approve booster shots only for older adults and people with extra risk factors.
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Brutal news about the Herald and ominous for all the communities served by Sound Publishing. Standing with all those who lost their jobs today, and those left behind who will no doubt keep showing up, even to a hollowed-out newsroom, in order to inform the public. @EverettHerald
Vulture-capitalist owner lays off more than half the staff of a once-fine local paper in Washington state. Publisher says, “The readers won’t notice.” https://t.co/54BLOJ1Xhm
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