News Without affirmative action, colleges face a tough path to diversity UW has been outlawed from using race as a factor in hiring or admissions since 1998. Soon, a SCOTUS decision could ban the practice nationwide. by Andrew Engelson / April 19, 2023 / Updated at 1:15 p.m. on April 19
News How to get the most out of Seattle public transit Is it hard to go carless around the Sound? One frequent rider shares how to navigate one of the nation's busiest transit systems. by Andrew Engelson / April 14, 2023
Environment Human Elements: What's black and white and helps lupines grow? Meet the dairy cows — and farmers — who are stewards of the rare flower outside Chehalis, Washington. by Sarah Hoffman / March 31, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Saving a Washington native freshwater turtle In Seattle, Woodland Park zookeeper Bill McDowell cares for the eggs of the endangered Western pond turtle before they are released into the wild. by Sarah Hoffman / March 24, 2023 / Updated at 2:53pm
Environment Human Elements: Dog detectives are helping endangered butterflies On the Oregon coast, Rogue Detection Teams recruit four-legged friends to sniff out silverspot larvae. by Sarah Hoffman / March 17, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Reviving Indigenous methods of habitat restoration The Guardian Watchmen, a group of Wei Wai Kum First Nations citizens, use traditional methods to protect Vancouver Island's fragile ecosystems. by Sarah Hoffman / March 3, 2023
Inside Crosscut Documenting the front lines of environmentalism in the PNW A new season of the short-form series Human Elements takes viewers from a 1,000-degree glass kiln on the San Juan Islands to a range with wild wolves. by Sarah Hoffman / February 28, 2023
Environment Human Elements: A lone ranger rides for the wolves in rural WA Daniel Curry spends his days on horseback studying wolves’ migration patterns and deterring them from encroaching on the human landscape. by Sarah Hoffman / February 24, 2023
News SCOTUS ruling on WA strike damages not a ‘catastrophe’ for unions The case involving a Washington concrete company was being watched for the possibility it would tip the balance toward employers over workers. by Andrew Engelson / June 6, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Going to bat for a misunderstood mammal Bats Northwest educator Niki Desautels wants to correct the nocturnal animal's spooky stereotype. by Sarah Hoffman / March 10, 2023