Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.
The issues are maddeningly complex and politically explosive. Here's a close look at the bedeviled Klamath River basin, where a seeming agreement is dividing the greens.
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Posted Tue, Oct 13, 6 a.m.
Volunteers, artists, and an absentee landowner are together creating a P-Patch honoring the father of the University District Street Fair.
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Posted Fri, Oct 2, 6 a.m.
Newfoundland went centuries believing it could never exhaust its abundance of cod. Until it did. A reflection from the waters of Vashon Island and Mistaken Point.
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Posted Wed, Sep 30, 6 a.m.
A memorable stay at a wilderness lodge in Denali National Park shows a rare example of faithfully carrying out the Park Service's mission of conserving wildlife unimpaired. For now.
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Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.
A Biological Opinion factors in the effect of climate change on California salmon runs and the orcas that depend on them. So why is the recent BiOp by NOAA on the Columbia and Snake so oblivious?
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Posted Fri, Sep 4, 6 a.m.
The marvels of a morning walk in a Seattle park, amid one's dog-walking neighbors
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Posted Mon, Aug 17, 6 a.m.
Judge Ricardo Martinez broadly rejected the Corps of Engineers' approval of the request, even offering some sweeping language about 'cumulative impact' of such projects. A victory for Puget Sound, or just an eddy against the bigger tide?
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Posted Thu, Aug 13, 6 a.m.
When the North Cascades National Park was created in 1968, key lands were left out for reasons that no longer apply. There's a new push to add to the wildlands.
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Posted Thu, Jul 30, 6 a.m.
A classic Northwest story (and fantasy) is re-enacted on a run-down farm on Lopez Island
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Posted Sun, Jul 19, 6 a.m.
A leading anti-bestiality candidate confesses his affair with a goat, raising 'barnstorming' to a new level
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Posted Fri, Jul 10, 6 a.m.
The normally benign Methow suddenly shows its killing power
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Posted Wed, Jul 8, 6 a.m.
Dairy farms are putting in digesters, creating methane to power electrical generators, fertilizer, and cattle bedding. One problem: hydropower in the Northwest is so cheap that farmers can't make money selling their kilowatts.
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Posted Mon, Jun 15, 6 a.m.
PETA objects to the Pike Place fish tossers, but they'd do better if they focused on a real menace: fish sticks.
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Posted Fri, May 29, 6 a.m.
Judge Redden is nudging the administration that way on the Columbia, and we're about to have some test cases on the Elwha and the Klamath. The departure of the Bush administration could make a big difference.
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Posted Wed, Apr 29, 6 a.m.
A short history of Lake Washington, as told to our author by one very long fish
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Posted Thu, Apr 23, 6 a.m.
The courts, which have rejected plans for Columbia River dams for decades, finally have a good governmental partner. But plenty of legal snarls remain, along with issues relating to climate change.
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Posted Fri, Apr 17, 6 a.m.
A new administration signals yet another deep examination about how to save forest habitats for endangered spotted owls. After decades of studies and litigation and administrative maneuvers, are we any closer to a solution?
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Posted Thu, Apr 2, 6 a.m.
Evidence is mounting that having a cat isn't very green: Along with humans, they are having a devastating impact on birds and marine life.
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Posted Fri, Mar 6, 6 a.m.
A bright blue scrotum, vicious chimps, Bobo, and sexually incompetent pandas: Here's a stimulus package of wildlife stories that could lead to an economic recovery.
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Posted Fri, Jan 23, 6 a.m.
Forget cleaning up Puget Sound: we have bigger waters to take care of. A new name for the Pacific Northwest's inland sea challenges us to rethink the region and its identity.
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Posted Tue, Oct 6, noon
A brush with a stubborn possum, who takes a firm stand on the basement steps.
MOREPosted Mon, Sep 14, noon
Who said city government doesn't work? Seattle has 11 dog parks, and they all work in different and wondrous ways.
MOREPosted Sat, Jul 4, 7:39 a.m.
It's the July 4th weekend, and America's symbol is busy at Seattle's Seward Park.
MOREPosted Thu, Jul 2, 9:06 p.m.
Environmentalists push again to protect the elusive Northwest critter, assuming it still exists.
MOREPosted Sun, Jun 7, 8:03 p.m.
It's one thing to doubt the existence of God, but this?
MOREPosted Fri, Jun 5, 6 a.m.
The problems (frequent 100-year storms, closed roads, vanishing glaciers) are straining the systems. Some conferences begin to grapple with the immense consequences and trade-offs.
MOREPosted Mon, May 4, 11:14 a.m.
Recent Obama administration decisions bode well on the Columbia, and Gary Locke, who knows plenty about salmon, is a key new actor
MOREPosted Wed, Apr 29, 5 p.m.
A story about old growth on a young man. Portland claims to be the beardiest city in the Northwest, so how come the World Beard Champion is from Olympia?
MOREPosted Fri, Mar 20, 12:35 p.m.
With 200-plus species flapping around, it's birdwatcher paradise
MOREPosted Wed, Mar 18, 12:20 p.m.
The temperature dropped. The wind blew hard. The dogs died. Things looked bad.
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