Should WA’s foresters harvest timber or sell it for carbon credits?
Small farmers and policy makers work to balance the environment and timber jobs as the emphasis shifts to preserving trees for carbon sequestration.
Small farmers and policy makers work to balance the environment and timber jobs as the emphasis shifts to preserving trees for carbon sequestration.
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Small farmers and policy makers work to balance the environment and timber jobs as the emphasis shifts to preserving trees for carbon sequestration.
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown sued the Adams County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, alleging it broke state law by aiding the federal government in immigration enforcement. Brown argues the county is violating a 2019 state law called the “Keep Washington Working Act,” which prohibits local law enforcement from aiding
Some workers in Burien might soon see their paychecks increase. Measure 1, a citizen initiative to expand Burien’s minimum wage policy, was leading after the second round of ballot counting on Wednesday with 55% of voters in support. If it passes, Measure 1 will replace a minimum wage policy
As current Washington AG Bob Ferguson leaves office after 12 years, voters will choose a new “lawyer for the entire state.”
The frontiersman’s act, a blend of the sensational and the authentic, helped construct the myth of the West in the country’s collective imagination.