Environment Federal affirmative action ruling may impact WA cap-and-trade Allocating funds from the carbon plan to minority communities most affected by pollution could draw legal battles based on the new SCOTUS decision. by Alex Brown Stateline / September 8, 2023
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
Environment Offshore wind farming gains momentum on the West Coast Washington, Oregon and California could soon see floating turbines off their coasts. by Alex Brown Stateline / May 13, 2022
Environment Washington and other coastal states seek to limit seawall construction Protective structures can help save properties from erosion, but by blocking the natural flow of sand and sediment, they can accelerate erosion elsewhere. by Alex Brown Stateline / November 5, 2021
Environment WA seaweed farming could boom but permitting remains difficult Like much of the West Coast, the state needs a regulatory overhaul if it wants to take advantage of emerging ocean aquaculture. by Alex Brown Stateline / March 29, 2022
Equity Health insurance coverage vs. science SpringBoard Plus, a communication device. (Prentke Romich Company) by Michele Solis / June 30, 2008
Culture Holy chiroptera! Meet the local bats The spotted bat. (<a href='http://www.enature.com/fotog/fotog_gallery.asp?fotogID=855'>Merlin D. Tuttle</a> / Bat Conservation International) by Michele Solis / July 27, 2008
Culture Tongue ties: a language bridge across the Bering Strait Members of the Ket people of Central Siberia, photographed in 1906. by Michele Solis / April 30, 2008
Politics From butts to beakers: Washington's tobacco settlement money gets to work (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) by Michele Solis / April 21, 2008
Politics Glowing green: a Nobel Prize with Northwest roots <i>Aequorea victoria</i> — a jellyfish. by Michele Solis / October 13, 2008