Growth Newcomers fleeing expensive housing are finding it again in Spokane. Now they want protections A slate of measures intended to support low-income residents and reduce homelessness awaits a vote by the city council. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / January 14, 2020
Environment Amid pandemic meat shortage, a stampede for local beef Washington's small slaughterhouses see a boom as COVID hits big meat processors. Will it last? by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / May 26, 2020
News Refugees in Central Washington are making new holiday traditions Families from Ukraine and Afghanistan celebrate the season with communities they have found in Wenatchee. by Dominick Bonny / December 29, 2022
Equity Wenatchee's Drag Queen Story Hour met with enthusiasm, protests Though protesters forced a change of venue, families say the YWCA event — which involves drag queens reading books to children — was a success. by Dominick Bonny / November 15, 2022
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 WA's endangered pygmy rabbits bounce back from the brink Recovering the endangered rabbits will test society’s willingness to let nature reclaim a landscape. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / June 10, 2019
Environment Concerned over dwindling salmon, advocates seek a political route to dam removal After decades of court cases have rebuffed federal management, it may take a political fix to restore salmon in the Columbia Basin. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / October 1, 2019
Environment These young activists want Washington and Oregon to be bolder on climate — so they sued their governors A win could mean more aggressive action to avoid climate disaster. Some environmental leaders think the lawsuit is a distraction from the action Jay Inslee and Kate Brown are pushing for. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / November 15, 2019
Environment Trump order threatens WA's environmental authority A recently signed executive order looks to fast-track permitting for coal terminals. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / April 30, 2019