Duwamish

A plume of black smoke stretched across South Seattle on Tuesday night as a fire burned on a barge of scrapped cars on the Duwamish River.It was a…

Seattle’s South Park neighborhood sits on the bank of the polluted Duwamish river, flanked by industry and split in two by Highway 99.This is a…

“The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth.”These words are from an 1854 speech that made Chief Seattle famous, inspiring environmental…

Chief Seattle was the leader of the Duwamish tribe in the days when white settlers were entering the region that would eventually bear his name.The chief…

If you find yourself at Lake Washington this summer, breathe deeply.Matthew Klingle, author of "Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle," says…