Environment Should WA’s foresters harvest timber or sell it for carbon credits? Small farmers and policy makers work to balance the environment and timber jobs as the emphasis shifts to preserving trees for carbon sequestration. by Ashli Blow / August 30, 2024 / Updated September 3, 2024
Environment King County’s landfill is scrambling to solve its methane problem Cedar Hills in Maple Valley is ranked among the top 50 methane-producing landfills in the country. But new science and policy breakthroughs could help. by Ashli Blow / August 1, 2024
News Dueling Israel/Palestine protests on UW campus remain peaceful Around 500 counterprotesters, led by Pursuit NW, gathered at the Seattle university this weekend, verbally clashing with the student encampment. by Scarlet Hansen / May 13, 2024
News Tensions escalate between UW demonstrators and Charlie Kirk fans After the university refused to move the event farther from the pro-Palestinian encampment, confrontation ensued around the Seattle campus Quad. by Scarlet Hansen / May 8, 2024
News UW pro-Gaza encampment expands to over 100, remains peaceful Two student groups have now set up tents on the Seattle campus quad, demanding the university cut ties with Israel and Boeing. by Scarlet Hansen / May 3, 2024 / Updated at 8:15 am. on May 5
News Students in UW tent encampment demand divestment from Israel The university posted no-camping signs on campus, which protestors changed to read “University of Palestine” and “Camping allowed.” by Scarlet Hansen / April 29, 2024
Environment King County must take swifter action to save salmon, auditor says The Fish Passage Restoration Program was supposed to remove barriers like road culverts, but a new report finds it may fail to reach its goals. by Scarlet Hansen / March 19, 2024
Politics Legislature decides WA schools should include LGBTQ+ history SB 5462 would require state curricula to teach the perspectives and experiences of historically marginalized groups. by Scarlet Hansen / March 14, 2024
Politics 2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education Yet lawmakers failed to advance most housing initiatives. From AI task forces to child marriage, here is how some standout bills fared. by Donna Gordon Blankinship & Scarlet Hansen / March 11, 2024
Politics A heap of housing bills failed in WA’s legislative session Proposals concerning rent stabilization and increased housing density died this time, in contrast to 2023’s “year of housing” when 10 passed. by Scarlet Hansen / March 7, 2024 / Updated at 3:40 p.m. on March 7