
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.
-
The state of Washington receives $100 million in grants from the federal government for wildfire prevention and response.
-
Casey Sixkiller spoke at a virtual conference about the "real world consequences" of a federal funding freeze on state agencies.
-
Seattle’s City Council will hold the first of three public hearings on a zoning plan that many feel could hinder the protection of trees and their growth for housing.
-
An executive order from the Trump administration is putting the brakes on energy projects in rural Washington state.
-
The documentary tells the story of the last southern resident killer whale held in captivity, and the efforts of two Lummi women to bring the orca home to a net pen sanctuary.
-
Casey Sixkiller, the new head of Washington's Department of Ecology, says his approach to problem solving is what qualifies him for the big challenges ahead.
-
A free-market think tank said the state is breaking its law, by not reporting its greenhouse gas emissions on schedule.
-
A King County jury awarded $100 million to parents and students in Monroe and found that the Monsanto company’s negligence harmed their health.
-
As the legislative session reconvenes in Olympia this week, the politicians representing state residents are more diverse than ever.
-
A new state law is now in effect that provides a 1,000 yard vessel buffer around endangered southern resident orcas in Washington waters.