Environment Standing up for salmon in Alaska's boundary waters In southeast Alaska, tribes on both sides of the border unite in opposition to a Canadian mine that threatens ancestral fish runs. by Samantha Larson / November 21, 2018
Environment The impermanence of wonder and whales A lifelong visitor to the San Juan Islands reflects on the southern resident orcas, changing ecosystems and the passage of time. by Samantha Larson / October 29, 2018
Environment Lawmakers like the environment. Will they pay up? A Navajo Hotshot firefighter battles the 2013 West Mullan Fire in the Lolo National Forest in Montana. by Adiel Kaplan for InvestigateWest / April 19, 2017
Lawyers to city: Hands off vehicles used as homes Vehicles in a temporary city-approved area for people living in their vehicles in February 2016. Many people also live in unapproved spots. by Tess Riski / April 13, 2017
Politics Carbon tax is down but don't count it out Anacortes is the site of several refineries that could be affected by a carbon tax. by Adiel Kaplan / April 10, 2017
Politics If Canada ups its oil shipping, should we worry? An oil tanker near Anacortes, Wash. by Adiel Kaplan for InvestigateWest / March 29, 2017
Tech Robot cars: panacea or plague? Driverless cars could make air pollution worse and cost the city millions in lost revenue, according to a new study. by Samantha Larson / March 29, 2017
Equity On Aurora Avenue: 'Radical hospitality' High, drunk, gay, trans, sex-worker, drug-dependent, unhoused, all of the above, none of the above, it doesn’t matter; everyone is welcome at the Aurora Commons. by Tess Riski / March 22, 2017