Environment Washington considers consolidating elk management Critics say that eliminating local control of the 10 populations in favor of a statewide plan could threaten Native treaty rights. by John Stang / August 16, 2023
Politics Group petitions to dump Washington’s new carbon-pricing system Advocacy organization Let’s Go Washington is gathering signatures on six policy-related petitions that it wants to bring to the Legislature. by John Stang / August 7, 2023
News The beauty and pains of biking WA’s Palouse-to-Cascades Trail Part of the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the path converts abandoned rail lines and links King County to the Idaho border. by John Stang / August 7, 2023 / Updated at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 8
Environment Why Washington gas prices are the nation’s highest Oil companies that buy emissions from the new carbon cap program are passing the cost to consumers at the pump. But are the increases a bug or a feature? by John Stang / July 18, 2023
Politics A look at WA’s competitive 3rd Congressional District race After voting to impeach former President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is vulnerable for the first time in many election cycles. by John Stang / July 12, 2022
Environment Washington wants to plug in to the next thing in fuel: hydrogen The state hopes to secure up to $2 billion in federal funding to produce hydrogen fuel as a substitute for petroleum-based gasoline. by John Stang / May 18, 2022
Environment A whistleblower reflects after 30 years on the Hanford watch Tom Carpenter, who has kept tabs on one of the Earth's most contaminated spots, is retiring. But he's not leaving his watchdog work behind. by John Stang / April 26, 2022
News Centralia pot lab may be the first in WA to lose its certification State officials are investigating suspicious test results, with a focus on the lab’s numbers measuring the potency of marijuana. by John Stang / April 15, 2021 / Updated at 5 p.m. on April 16
Tech After COVID, brain fog lingers. UW researchers are finding out why How does a respiratory disease leave victims with brain issues like memory loss, confusion and ‘fogginess’? by John Stang / April 14, 2021
Environment New electricity project in WA takes a twist on hydropower An effort to generate energy along the Columbia through a concept called 'pumped storage' has drawn pushback from tribes and environmental groups. by John Stang / November 10, 2021