Politics Senators seek wide review of proposal for shipping coal to China The mostly Democratic state senators want consideration of the effects on communities along the rail route to the proposed terminal near Bellingham. by Floyd McKay / November 7, 2011
Politics Polluters pay, and then keep fouling the air anyway Saint-Gobain's Verralia plant turns old glass into new bottles. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / November 7, 2011
Environment Midday Scan: Geezers rule, initiatives lie, salmon ail, and Rooney rants Washington state ballot (2010). by Peter Jackson / November 7, 2011
Politics Redistricting away Seattle's minority representation Bob Hasegawa in Seattle's Fiestas Patrias parade: a legislator doomed by redistricting? by Collin Tong / November 7, 2011
Culture Urban ag grows up in Vancouver, even creating some political backlash A water barrel helps keep plants hydrated in an urban garden. by Peter Ladner / November 6, 2011
Politics An end to tug-of-war on Clinton's 'Roadless Rule'? Building new logging roads, like this one, is prohibited under Clinton's Roadless Rule. by Daniel Jack Chasan / November 2, 2011
Politics Tax credits for solar in Washington: connections missed Solar panels do double duty in Las Vegas, generating power and providing shade to cars in a parking lot. by John Stang / November 1, 2011
Environment Green Acre Radio: State has first new hydro plant in two decades Young's Creek by Martha Baskin / November 1, 2011
Environment 'Sustainability' and other fuzzy, turn-off words Jim O'Halloran of the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association moderates at a planning meeting. by DavidBoyd / October 31, 2011
Environment Dam removal: no one has a model of how to go forward The original channel of the Elwha River and the east abutment of the Elwha dam. by Daniel Jack Chasan / October 31, 2011
Environment Big Coal meets Cherry Point's tiny herring The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / October 27, 2011
Culture Whidbey gets serious about building local, healthy food systems A produce stand in Italy gives consumers a direct line to healthy, nutritious food. by Valerie Easton / October 27, 2011
Culture Farm workers at risk: EEOC wins NW harassment settlements William Tamayo of the EEOC by Eric Scigliano / October 25, 2011
Culture Jonathan Raban's lonely journeys Jonathan Raban's new collection of essays. by Knute Berger / October 25, 2011
Environment Coal fight takes lead role in Bellingham, Whatcom elections Both candidates for mayor now say they oppose a proposed coal-shipping port at Cherry Point, but the real action may be in the Whatcom County executive contest. by Floyd McKay / October 24, 2011
