Environment Readers sound off on Washington’s high gas prices The state’s cap-and-trade system is met with skepticism and grudging acceptance as companies pass the program’s cost to consumer pocketbooks. by Venice Buhain / September 5, 2023 / Updated: Sept. 7, 2023
Environment Washington’s ‘smoke season’ is back. Here’s how to stay safe. As wildfire risk increases, so does the frequency of hazy, hazardous days. Here are some tips on monitoring air quality – and your health. by Venice Buhain / August 23, 2023
Environment The outsider's guide to sustainable Seattle government Dispatches from a day at King County's award-winning government sustainability conference. by Berit Anderson / May 19, 2013
Environment The greenest commercial building on earth rises in Seattle The super-green Bullitt Center under construction by Berit Anderson / July 22, 2012
Environment A few spots available for Crosscut Food Forest tour Jenny Pell (right) and Margarett Harrison speak to a meeting of Beacon Hill residents about the food forest. by Berit Anderson / March 7, 2012
Environment Will the last farmer to leave Puget Sound please wish us luck? A farm near Yakima, where irrigation is often critical (Washington State Department of Ecology) by Berit Anderson / January 31, 2012