Politics As Seattle booms, council scrambles to save city trees Rob Johnson is rushing to pass a new ordinance, but activists say it leaves the trees vulnerable. by Robert McClure & Julie Davidow Investigate West / August 27, 2018
Equity Port's deal leaves truck drivers worried Independent short haul truckers filled the room at a meeting of Seaport Commissioners. by Julie Davidow for InvestigateWest / February 7, 2018
Equity Truck drivers vow to 'shut down' ports over emissions rules Short-haul drivers protest a proposed April 1 deadline of restricting port access to allow only cleaner-burning diesel trucks. by Julie Davidow for InvestigateWest / February 5, 2018
Historic Northwest book collection up for auction A view of Mount Rainier included in George Vancouver's account of exploration. by Jeffrey Long / January 18, 2011
Politics From Mao's thrall to south Puget Sound freedom Mao Zedong and Sidney Rittenberg by Jeffrey Long / May 23, 2012
Nothing says kitsch like black velvet Edward Leeteg's Tahitia, circa 1950. by Jeffrey Long / April 26, 2012
Culture Will GMO salmon harm Alaska’s fishing industry? By now you may have seen November’s big biotech news: The Food and Drug Administration has approved the AquAdvantage salmon, a genetically modified Atlantic salmon that contains growth-promoting genes... by Ben Goldfarb for High Country News / December 15, 2015
Equity On the Columbia, broken promises for tribal housing Russell Tahkeal walks through the fishing camp at Cooks Landing, Washington. The federal government is legally obligated to maintain these camps. by Ben Goldfarb for High Country News / August 16, 2016
Politics Did port slowdowns bust our hay export boom? Hay languished in the fields this year while farmers waited for dockworkers to settle their contract dispute with West Coast port operators. by Sylvia Kantor / March 15, 2015