Environment Skagit dams in crosshairs of renewed push to save salmon, orcas With Seattle’s power supply in the balance, tribes and activists are demanding changes to how Seattle City Light’s dams are run. by Lester Black High Country News / July 26, 2021
Environment Climate policy in the West survives the election Southern California traffic. by Eric de Place / November 3, 2010
Environment Attention PSE: coal plant in need of analysis A coal-powered energy plan in Colstrip, Montana by Eric de Place / April 26, 2012
Politics Federal stimulus spending could take us down the wrong road Highway 520 in Bellevue at evening rush hour. by Eric de Place / May 5, 2009
Environment Bringing back the wolves of Olympic National Park The wolves that once ranged in the area of Olympic National Park were likely similar to this British Columbia coastal species. by Eric de Place / October 19, 2008
Politics Helping schools should start with winning back federal funds Cherry trees blooming in Olympia by Ned Witting / April 29, 2014
Opinion I-732: Washington state's chance to lead the climate fight The usual traffic clog in downtown Seattle. Credit: Oran Viriyincy/Flickr by Ned Witting / November 5, 2016
Politics Will campaign cash corrupt the state Supreme Court? The Temple of Justice, home to Washington's State Supreme Court. by Lester Black / October 31, 2016
Politics Map: Where you can survive on WA’s minimum wage Can people in Washington really make it on minimum wage? According to an analysis of cost-of-living data compiled by a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the answer is almost always... by Lester Black / October 25, 2016