Environment Washington’s climate woes: First wildfires, then debris flow Dry soil in burn scars can lead to roaring earthen rivers that are more powerful than mudslides. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 16, 2023
Opinion The road to women's suffrage began in Washington state 100 years after the 19th Amendment granted women the vote, meet the Pacific Northwest activists who ignited the effort. by Carolyn McConnell / March 20, 2020
Environment Already-endangered WA salmon may take a hit from flooding As region's rivers overflowed from historic rainfall, the next generation of the struggling fish may have been swept away, too. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / December 23, 2021
Environment Wildfire smoke disrupts flight of migrating birds The Tule geese's journey from Alaska to central Oregon took twice as long in 2020 due to megafires and smoke. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 18, 2021
Environment The Northwest braces for its own Standing Rock First Nations leaders have been protesting the Kinder Morgan plan since at least 2014. by Nick Turner / December 1, 2016
Politics Eastside trail: Will rail ever return? A freight car sits on a spur just off the main line near downtown Bellevue. by C.B. Hall / April 1, 2012
Politics Washington state debates how to spend the feds' big rail bucks An Amtrak Cascades train by C.B. Hall / March 22, 2012
Politics For Columbia River Crossing, Coast Guard objections are just the beginning A concept graphic of the planned Columbia River Crossing. by C.B. Hall / March 18, 2012