Environment Coronavirus could make fighting Washington wildfires harder Agencies that prepare for wildfires and recruit firefighters are busy responding to the pandemic. That could be a problem come summer. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / March 27, 2020
Environment Climate bills in WA a ‘comprehensive failure’ in 2020, critics say Key legislation to cut carbon emissions died, while goal-setting bill offers no path to reach target. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / March 25, 2020
Opinion The road to women's suffrage began in Washington state 100 years after the 19th Amendment granted women the vote, meet the Pacific Northwest activists who ignited the effort. by Carolyn McConnell / March 20, 2020
Environment WA lawmakers pave the way for electric cars, but activists want more As the legislative session comes to a close, the green lobby is pushing lawmakers to do more to take on climate change. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / March 10, 2020
Politics WA lawmakers want to fund solutions for healthier soil — and less gassy cows Bipartisan proposals before the state legislature would help scientists learn about storing carbon in soils and invest in GPS-guided tractors and climate-friendly cattle feed. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / February 20, 2020
Politics Inslee, environmentalists want aggressive action on climate, including a clean fuel standard They call this year’s Washington legislative session an opportunity to complete unfinished business. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / January 14, 2020
Environment What the Carlton Complex wildfire left behind I went to the Methow for the Winthrop blues festival. What I found were the stories the Carlton Complex fire left behind. by scott leadingham / July 24, 2014
Before & after WA's controversial gay Boy Scout leader Why our fair state sits at the beginning, middle and end of the Boy Scouts' gay leader controversy. by scott leadingham / April 21, 2014
Politics The Spokane-Seattle inferiority complex The Spokane River runs through the heart of the city. by scott leadingham / February 9, 2014
Equity How Bellevue's driving the Boy Scouts' gay policy Wayne Perry, Boy Scouts of America National President by scott leadingham / February 6, 2013