Politics Celebrate the U.S.-China climate deal, but watch your back Beijing, we have a smog problem. by KC Golden / November 13, 2014
Politics U.N. climate panel delivers most dire warning yet Guest Opinion: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls the consequences of inaction on climate change "severe, widespread and irreversible." The good news? We know exactly what to do to... by KC Golden / November 3, 2014
Politics Guest Opinion: Will Seattle take a stand on, or a cut of the Arctic drilling action? Why would the Port of Seattle, self-proclaimed Green Gateway, agree to host Shell's Arctic drilling fleet? by KC Golden / February 18, 2015
Culture Is there any real science behind the urban float craze? A sensory deprivation pod at Fremont's Urban Float. Photo: Urban Float by Jane C. Hu / February 12, 2015
Environment COVID-19 and wildfire smoke are a deadly combo for Seattle With smoke shelters shuttered, public health officials worry thousands could suffer from unhealthy air. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / July 29, 2020
News Wilderness rescuers face a busy winter complicated by COVID The pandemic has driven an increase in outdoor activity and rescues, while limiting training and volunteer opportunities. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / November 16, 2020
Environment How COVID reshaped Seattle, season by season Disaster researchers take a Prius-eye view of how COVID-19 is changing the city. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / December 21, 2020
Environment Six months, 18,000 meals: Feeding Seattle’s frontline workers Ellen Kuwana's We Got This Seattle keeps employees at grocery stores, homeless shelters and fire stations fed as they battle the pandemic. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / September 4, 2020
Environment Coronavirus cuts off a Washington border town from two countries Point Roberts residents used to cross through Canadian land daily. When the pandemic caused the border to close, they found themselves stranded. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / August 11, 2020