Washington's new capital gains tax goes before state Supreme Court by Joseph O'Sullivan / January 26, 2023
Out & Back: How Denice Rochelle encourages outdoor skill-building by Alison Mariella Désir / January 27, 2023
A resilience hub might be coming to your Seattle neighborhood by Hannah Weinberger / January 27, 2023
A resilience hub might be coming to your Seattle neighborhood These community centers, powered by green energy, provide resources during extreme weather and double as gathering spaces during calmer times. by Hannah Weinberger / January 27, 2023
Environment How Washington's new carbon emission cap will work The program aims to drop statewide greenhouse-gas emissions 95% by 2050. Will it go according to plan? by Kate Yoder Grist / January 24, 2023
Crosscut Now: Special Reports Living in the flood zone A new levee could offer protection to Grays Harbor from future climate disasters. January 17, 2023
News Battered by destructive floods, Grays Harbor bets on a $182M levee A 'once-in-a-generation' project could help Washington coastal cities Hoquiam and Aberdeen hold off economically devastating climate disasters. by Hannah Weinberger / January 17, 2023
Environment Parasites are vanishing from WA waters. That should concern you An unprecedented study of trends in marine parasite biodiversity shows a majority are struggling. That could spell disaster for other animals. by Hannah Weinberger / January 16, 2023
Politics Top environmental bills on the 2023 WA Legislative agenda Proposed policies include planting trees and steering people away from gas-powered cars — but nothing as ambitious as years past. by John Stang / January 2, 2023
Environment Seattle is no longer the U.S.'s least air conditioned big city After years of lethal heat waves, Seattleites are embracing A/C as a necessity rather than a luxury. by Hannah Weinberger / December 29, 2022
Environment Negotiations to resurrect Ferndale aluminum plant fall apart The high cost of power likely doomed talks to bring back the plant, which would rekindle 700 jobs. by John Stang / December 28, 2022
Environment Hanford considers a quicker way to clean up radioactive waste Decades, and millions of dollars, could be saved with a new approach involving cement instead of glass. by John Stang / December 26, 2022
Environment Alaskan snow crabs are canaries for worsening fishing woes As the crustacean's population plummets in the Bering Sea, so do the livelihoods of fishers in Washington and beyond. by Sarah Kahle / December 26, 2022
News WA farmers search for silver linings after a tough year for crops Instead of praying for better weather in the future, Washington's tree fruit growers are buckling up for more cold and wet conditions. by Mai Hoang / December 21, 2022
Environment Skip the woodchipper: Salvaged city trees are the new lumber From Seattle to Baltimore, cities are recycling felled urban trees into furniture, construction projects and guitars. by Alex Brown Stateline / December 20, 2022
Equity Feds said salmon is safe to eat — but didn't consider Native diets Due to chemical pollution, the treaty-protected fish in the Columbia River Basin pose health risks for Indigenous tribes. by Tony Schick & Maya Miller Oregon Public Broadcasting & ProPublica / December 7, 2022
Environment Herring are swimming back to the Salish Sea The fish almost disappeared from Howe Sound in the mid-1970s. Now, the Squamish Nation and citizen scientists are welcoming them home. by Lauren Kaljur Hakai Magazine / December 1, 2022
Environment Bear with us: Grizzlies may be coming back to the North Cascades How will the grizzlies get here? What will their arrival mean for local ecosystems? And will I run into them while I'm camping? by Hannah Weinberger / November 29, 2022 / Updated at 11:42 a.m. on November 29, 2022
Environment Gov. Inslee plans to ban gas-powered cars by 2035. Is it doable? For Washington state drivers to fully embrace electric vehicles, they'll need more places to charge them. by John Stang / November 28, 2022 / Updated at 4:15 p.m.