Indigenous Affairs
Cowlitz Tribe youth help lead this year’s First Salmon Ceremony
“It’s what we do to thank the salmon for what they give,” said Lydia Hodges, 15, part of the new generation carrying on the sacred ritual.
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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News
County audit details grim conditions at Capitol Hill youth jail
Young detainees report concerns with drinking-water quality, long periods without visitors, lack of substance-abuse treatment and staffing shortages.
News
UW grad students get 36% raise as academic unions gain traction
Inflation and increasing reliance on non-tenured faculty are driving student employees to unionize in Washington and across the country.
Environment
Scientists seek ways to protect PNW rainforests from wildfires
Old-growth forests of the West Coast store about five gigatons of carbon, but researchers are still learning how climate change will affect vegetation.
Politics
Spokane-area 5th District race wide open with McMorris Rodgers out
After the 20-year incumbent declined to run, 11 candidates are now battling to represent Eastern WA in the historically powerful U.S. House seat.