Environment ‘Rife with flawed science’: OR and WA fight Trump’s emissions rollback The states join 26 others to argue the president's plan increases public health risks and violates the federal Clean Air Act. by Cassandra Profita Oregon Public Broadcasting / June 4, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS Remembering Crosscut contributor Peter Jackson A founder and longtime editor pay respects to the lifelong Seattleite — a good friend and great writer. by Knute Berger & Joe Copeland / March 25, 2020
Opinion Gov. Jay Inslee's approach will be key to fighting COVID-19 As coronavirus deaths mount in Washington state, the governor hasn't been particularly front and center. by Joe Copeland / March 4, 2020
Environment Pacific Northwest forests fit trifecta for curbing climate change — if we stop logging them Study shows trees along the coast and in the Cascade and Olympic mountains have the most potential to sequester carbon. by Cassandra Profita Oregon Public Broadcasting / January 1, 2020
Opinion If climate change is a crisis, striking isn’t enough To make effective progress on global warming, we need to become climate empowered. Personal responsibility is how we'll get there. by Todd Myers / September 19, 2019
Environment Rockfish are bouncing back from years of overfishing After years of conservation efforts, surveys show depleted populations of groundfish are rebounding ahead of schedule. by Cassandra Profita OPB / December 20, 2018
Environment This Portland design lab wants to eliminate plastic packaging As more cities like Seattle ban plastic straws, Swedish-owned BillerudKorsnäs design lab has is developing a solution. by Cassandra Profita OPB/EarthFix / November 1, 2018
Environment A year after Oregon’s Eagle Creek fire, see how much has changed In this 360 video, see how the Eagle Creek Fire changed the forest and its popular hiking trails. by Cassandra Profita EarthFix/OPB / September 10, 2018
Environment Want to prevent megafires? Let forests burn To prevent large-scale wildfires, we'll need to allow some blazes to burn — and set others ourselves. by Cassandra Profita & Jeff Mapes / August 24, 2018
Opinion Troubled waters: Politicians on the hook for orca, salmon failures When we need more money on salmon recovery, we have to curb waste in other areas. by Todd Myers / August 23, 2018