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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At a court hearing Wednesday, the City argued that the state should dismiss the remaining appeals of its 20-year comprehensive plan, which aims to address the housing crisis. -
The state House budget proposal that lawmakers are expected to vote on this weekend cuts all state funding for it, eliminating federal funding as well.
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A new book looks at the serious impacts to the environment and human health caused by our reliance on plastics since they were first manufactured less than a century ago. -
The number of Washington homeowners getting nonrenewal notices from their insurance companies has more than doubled since 2021. Officials blame wildfire risk.
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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.
