John Ryan
Reporter at KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)
One of those meddling kids in public radio. I cover env't @KUOW-Seattle Tips? [email protected] or DM for Signal # (Also @heyjohnryan on bsky/mastodon/insta)
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1 week ago |
kuow.org | John Ryan
A sunny day radiating above Seattle and Puget Sound. Jordan Steranka / Unsplash The daughter of a woman killed by the Northwest’s extreme heat wave of 2021 is suing the oil industry over her mother’s death. Juliana Leon was driving home to Ferndale, Washington, after a Seattle medical check-up on the hottest day in Northwest history: June 28, 2021.
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2 weeks ago |
kuow.org | John Ryan
A heat pump warms farmer Martin Vandepas' home in Greenbank, Washington, on May 20, 2025. Courtesy Martin Vandepas The Trump administration has been cutting off funding for clean energy as the United States retreats from most government actions to prevent, observe, or adapt to the earth’s rapidly changing climate. Many local programs to protect human health and the environment depend on federal grants to do their work.
Today's Headlines: Foster program loses funds after WA budget cuts; local candidate lists take shape
3 weeks ago |
spokanepublicradio.org | Freddy Monares |John Ryan |Doug Nadvornick |Steve Jackson
WA cuts funds to nonprofit that helps foster youthA former Washington State lawmaker is criticizing the current Legislature for excluding $7 million for a foster youth program from the state budget. Reuven Carlyle served in both chambers of the legislature between 2009 and 2023. He helped secure the first and then subsequent state investments to the nonprofit Treehouse.
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4 weeks ago |
kuow.org | John Ryan
Washington state is a blank spot on a map by EV States Clearinghouse that shows, in green, where states have opened vehicle charging stations using federal NEVI funds and, in purple, where states have awarded contracts to build chargers with those funds. As electric vehicle sales slump, Washington and 15 other states have sued the Trump administration for blocking funding for vehicle charging stations.
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1 month ago |
kuow.org | John Ryan
A large tree that has fallen on a home following heavy winds sent by a "bomb cyclone" in the Pacific Ocean, is shown on Nov. 21, 2024, in Snohomish, Washington. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump turned down half the requests for major disaster aid that crossed his desk. Previous presidents had approved the vast majority of governors’ pleas for help after disasters struck, a KUOW investigation has learned.
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