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 country is falling behind in clean energy, but McKibben believes a turnaround is possible. He will speak Tuesday night in Seattle on tour with his new book, Here Comes the Sun. -
A long-awaited policy on the forests that will become the next generation of old growth brought out many critics at the first public comment period. -
Reducing waste saves money and resources, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. King County’s solid waste division is funding 14 projects with these goals.
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Molly Hashimoto's Trees of the West is part catalogue and part instruction manual for artists. She says getting outside and slowing down can lead to new awareness of the world around you. -
David B. Williams’ essay "Dead Trees Tell No Lies" explains how geologists read tree rings to unveil details of major earthquakes along the Seattle fault over 1,000 years ago. -
The Montana-based author of "Treekeepers" stopped by Seattle and Tacoma as she researches the how and why behind efforts to preserve and re-grow forests around the globe. -
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.
