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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.
Ashli Blow
Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal
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In Washington, people keep building houses where they might burn
Researchers found as more Americans move into fire-risk areas, they increase the likelihood and impact of wildfires.
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Whatcom County farmers blame Canada for Nooksack River bacteria
The pollution poses a threat to the Portage Bay shellfish beds of the Lummi Nation and raises health concerns for valley residents.
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WA telehealth business closes after wage theft investigation
The shutdown came a month after multiple workers detailed their experiences for InvestigateWest.
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The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people
The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis.