Melissa Utomo talks about racist routes, inclusive app design and how the outdoor industry fails people of color. 

A reader wants to know why people can't go to their favorite museum — and when they can.

How Crosscut was reminded the pandemic isn't the only crisis Seattle's trying to beat.

Federal officials say lifting a 25-year-old ban on logging old-growth trees will help manage megafires. But conservation groups think it could damage habitat.

A reader asks: How will we know when it's safe to travel by airplane again?

Sidelined by COVID-19, Seattle's climate goals are back on the table, thanks to community and city council support.

Last week, the Trump administration halted a three-decade push to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades. But advocates say there's still hope.

A reader asks: If the U.S. is beyond contact tracing, how can we contain COVID-19?

The city council passed legislation in 2008 that was supposed to be temporary, but stronger measures still haven’t taken root.

Washington Fish and Wildlife officers have had to resort to some strange alternatives to save large carnivores like bears and cougars.

Vote by Tuesday, July 7, for which coronavirus question you want to see answered in next week's column.

The Department of Natural Resources has responded to 468 wildfires — nearly double the average number of fires for the same time over the past 10 years.

In a new history, author BJ Cummings explains how Seattle was built on the waterway at the expense of nearby communities and the river itself.

As Washington's campgrounds open, outdoor lovers are figuring out how to safely sleep under the stars.

A reader asks: Is it safe to wear a mask in a professional kitchen?