Environment Tempers flare over how a solar company gambled with customers’ money Customers say Legend Solar took money for solar panels that were never delivered. by Tony Schick EarthFix / March 15, 2018
Culture Cherry blossom time Early blooming Higan cherries (Prunus x subhirtella), Seward Park. by Jackie Hiltz / March 31, 2013
Environment With gardens like these, who needs a SAD lamp? Coenosium Rock Garden, South Seattle Community College, Arboretum by Jackie Hiltz / February 16, 2012
Culture A garden of May delights The Entrance Garden from The Woods at Chase Garden. by Jackie Hiltz / May 11, 2012
Culture Beauty and diversity at Federal Way rhododendron garden Woodland Garden, Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden by Jackie Hiltz / April 12, 2012
Environment Pacific NW companies implicated in illegal rainforest logging A four-year investigation found companies in Oregon and Washington selling hardwoods illegally harvested from rainforests in Gabon and Congo. by Tony Schick & Conrad Wilson & David Steves OPB / March 25, 2019
Politics Oregon derailment was one of many for Union Pacific After last month’s fiery oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge, federal regulators put the blame on Union Pacific Road for failing to maintain its track. by Tony Schick for EarthFix / July 28, 2016
Environment After fiery derailment, new rules for oil trains A plume of smoke rises from where a train carrying crude oil derailed in Mosier, near Hood River, on Friday afternoon. by Tony Schick for EarthFix / July 14, 2016