Bellamy Pailthorp
Environment ReporterBellamy Pailthorp covers the KNKX environment beat with an emphasis on climate justice, human health and food sovereignty. Bellamy likes reporting stories about how we will power our future while maintaining healthy cultures and livable cities. Story tips can be sent to bpailthorp@knkx.org.
Fluent in German, Bellamy worked in Berlin and has a masters in journalism from Columbia University. She joined KNKX (then KPLU) in 1999. From 2000-2012, she covered the business and labor beat for KNKX. Outside work, she practices yoga, enjoys tasting new foods and is frequently on the water with her rowing team.
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Seth Zuckerman highlights ecological forestry in the 2024 book "A Forest of Your Own." He says this alternative type of forest management will deliver more value over the long term. -
Now retired from The Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes examines the future of forests in her sixth book, “The Trees are Speaking.” -
KNKX Environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp interviews five authors about the admiration and curiosity they have for their subjects: the trees all around us. -
After putting a pause on all DNR harvests of mature trees on his first day in office, Dave Upthegrove announced a plan to conserve 77,000 acres of state forests.
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The high temperatures and dry conditions we’ve been experiencing since this weekend in the Pacific Northwest are just the latest in what is shaping up to be a very dry year.
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Views of the Puget Sound region’s iconic mountain are darker, showing signs of climate change. -
The key ingredients in concrete take lots of energy to produce. A new study shows adding untreated sea lettuce can cut one-fifth of its carbon footprint. -
In May, the Trump administration terminated funding for two climate resilience programs in Washington state. The state attorney general has filed suit, demanding that more than $9 million be reinstated.
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Two familiar faces on the King County council have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in their race to become the next King County executive.
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People all over the region organized everything from bird walks and family meetups in parks, to panel discussions on complex issues like how cooperation can help protect salmon.
