Environment Can tribes sue the government over climate change? Tribal nations' efforts to force the U.S. to honor treaty rights could bolster environmental protections. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / May 21, 2019
Opinion Seattle media may be a 'dumpster fire,' but it can be saved by Drew Atkins / December 13, 2016
Politics Trump could turn back clock on tribal land ownership Tessa Plainfeather and Emily Moccasin embrace in front of their grandmother’s home on the Crow Reservation in Montana. The reservation is one of the 20 tribes with a lot of land that will still be... by Anna V. Smith for High Country News / August 27, 2017
Opinion Best of 2016: Exacting revenge for the West Seattle tree massacre A rough outline of the affected area. by Drew Atkins / December 28, 2016
Politics Best of 2016: Washington's lead poisoning problem, explained by Drew Atkins / December 27, 2016
Politics Disorder in the Court: GOP wants to break up the 9th Circuit The interior of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco by Anna V. Smith for High Country News / March 21, 2017
Politics O Trump! Have you sent Seattle's tech to Canada? A man looks at the skyline of Vancouver, Canada from Stanley Park at sunset. by Drew Atkins / March 5, 2017
Environment As Malheur recovers, wildlife refuges struggle Mule deer bucks on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. by Anna V. Smith for High Country News / March 1, 2017
Politics Washington is ‘shockingly’ unprepared for a nuclear attack The Cascadia Rising drill, in which state planners and response agencies attempted to refine response plans for a massive earthquake. by Drew Atkins / April 27, 2017
Culture How Amazon earned Seattle's scorn — and whether it's deserved Site of future Amazon building on Amazon's Seattle campus in South Lake Union. by Drew Atkins / October 29, 2017