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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Seattle is hosting One Ocean Week as part of a global event centered on new ocean sustainability efforts.
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Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay are running for King County executive. They have different backgrounds, but both serve on the county council and have similar voting records. -
The Baker River salmon run reached a historic milestone this year due to efforts from the tribe, state wildlife officials and the hydroelectric utility that caused the decline. -
The local drivers' union was encouraged by the first full briefing since the stabbing death of driver Shawn Yim, but officials indicate complex and expensive work ahead. -
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said at a Monday press conference he’s offering support to his counterpart in Portland.
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California lawmakers voted reauthorize the state’s carbon cap program through 2045.
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"Way of the Masks" organizers emphasize Xaalh — the sacred balance of life — amid concerns about the Trump administration's proposal to remove national forest protections. -
The single-celled microbe produces about 10% of the world’s oxygen and forms the foundation of the marine food web.
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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.
