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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The Olympic marmot is endemic to the Olympic Peninsula — it is found nowhere else in the world. Now, the federal government is considering listing it as an endangered species. -
The chemical 6PPD is known to create lethal runoff that instantly kills coho salmon and is harmful to other species.
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A historic Garry oak tree estimated to be 400 years old in Tumwater, Washington, has been saved by a court ruling. It was used as a marker along the Cowlitz Trail. -
Environmental groups challenged the constitutionality of a citizen initiative that sought to preserve access to natural gas. Voters narrowly approved the measure in 2024.
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The statewide Environmental Priorities Coalition is highlighting a package of new policies to protect communities from environmental harm and electricity rate hikes.
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The report, cheekily named “Build SHIIT Now,” says more than 250 projects, 580,000 jobs, and 24 gigawatts are at risk in Washington state due to bureaucratic delays. -
Thicker bags have proliferated in the wake of the statewide ban on thin plastic bags that took effect in 2021. Now, some cities are asking lawmakers to close a loophole. -
The error means that spending under Washington’s flagship carbon policy is far less effective than previously thought, according to state officials. -
The Trump administration announced in December that it intends to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. -
Washington state and federal wildlife officials, tribes and a nonprofit are using new tools in an intensive research project to investigate how harbor seals impact endangered salmon.
