Politics
Technology vs. privacy: Washington looks to regulate facial recognition tools in 2020
Sea-Tac Airport recently halted use of the technology. Now, lawmakers in Olympia are looking to adopt statewide rules.
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Built to last, not to please: Why you can’t ignore the Cosmic Crisp
30 years in the making, plus $10.4M in marketing, the apple still isn’t for everyone — and that’s okay.
Environment
Don't let the rain fool you: A water shortage is coming to the Northwest
Climate models predict the Northwest will receive more annual precipitation, but less of it will fall as snow. That jeopardizes fish and farms during dry summer months.
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Before the Big One: Geologists dig into smaller fault lines to predict Washington's future earthquakes
The faults under Eastern Washington aren't as famous as the feared Cascadia Subduction Zone, but they still pose a threat to communities like Walla Walla, Tri-Cities and Yakima.
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The world's first commercial electric aircraft could take off in the PNW
An ambitious partnership between Redmond's MagniX and Vancouver's Harbour Air could fly passengers on all-electric planes as soon as 2020.