Leah Pezzetti

2 months ago | king5.com | Leah Pezzetti

KENT, Wash. — The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters union (WSRCC) has launched a new program at the Kent training center focused on recruiting more women into the trade. The Bridging Outstanding Opportunities with Tradeswoman Skills (BOOTS) program originated in Los Angeles then expanded to Portland in 2024. It’s a four-week pre-apprenticeship class exclusively for women that lays the framework for entering the carpentry trade.

Mar 3, 2025 | savingseafood.org | Leah Pezzetti

March 3, 2025 — A Washington aquaculture nonprofit is suing the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over its recent ban on net pen fish farming on state-owned aquatic lands in Washington. The lawsuit, filed on Feb. 27 in Thurston County Superior Court, was brought forth by the Northwest Aquaculture Alliance. It alleges the state agency’s rulemaking process was “predetermined and inadequate,” the lawsuit states.

Jan 31, 2025 | kgw.com | Leah Pezzetti

KING COUNTY, Wash. — There’s been a recent increase in hypothermia-related deaths both in Washington state and across the U.S., and researchers are in the process of trying to figure out why. Looking at data from the last 20 years, it’s been a steady climb. From 2005 to 2014, there was an average of 5-6 hypothermia-related deaths per year in King County, and 31-32 hypothermia-related deaths in Washington state. In the decade after, those numbers skyrocketed.

Nov 18, 2024 | king5.com | Leah Pezzetti

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Snoqualmie Pass is on its way to having a snowpack. As of Monday evening, 11 inches of snow are on the ground thanks to the fresh 8 inches of snow in the last day.    This is the first significant snow of the season. Deanna Reynolds, a Washington State Department of Transportation highway maintenance worker described the new snow as “snowball snow.”   “I mean, look how easily this moves,” she said as she shoveled snow along the rest stop on Snoqualmie Pass.

Sep 30, 2024 | savingseafood.org | Leah Pezzetti |Mia Hunt

September 30, 2024 — As the Pacific Northwest’s crabbing crisis continues, scientists are still working to determine if this year’s snow crabbing season will be canceled for a third straight year. “The reality of the situation is that until we see more recruitment into that large male size class that the fishery targets, it seems in conversations that the industry is preparing for closure,” said Erin Fedewa, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).