Culture Before Woodstock, there was this Northwest music festival Mossback attended the Sky River Rock Festival when he was 14 — and he still has the tickets to prove it. by Knute Berger & Eric Keto / September 4, 2018
Environment As Puget Sound orcas dwindle, dam removal pressure grows Dam removal pits orcas against southern WA's way of life. by John Stang / August 31, 2018
Environment Our favorite mountains are under siege. Blame your selfie. The Pacific Northwest's Enchantments have gone viral. Will that save them or destroy them? by Ted Alvarez / August 31, 2018
Environment We’re putting homes in wildfire paths For people living in the “wildland-urban interface,” wildfire risk is the new normal, and the risk is increasing as more people move into places where cul-de-sac meets forest or sagebrush. by Ashley Ahearn / August 27, 2018
Environment Using Twitter to map a wildfire As wildfires spark, parts of the Internet glow with them through hashtags and tweets. by Elena Saavedra Buckley High Country News / August 15, 2018
Environment Warning: Breathing wildfire smoke can have long-term health effects Where there's smoke, there's fire — and public health risks for those living near it. by Courtney Flatt EarthFix/NWPB / August 14, 2018
Environment As orcas starve, a task force convenes The world is watching as Gov. Jay Inslee's orca task force hopes to find ways to save an endangered population of killer whales. by Jason Buch / August 7, 2018
Opinion A view of Seattle from the outside looking in Amazon, homelessness, progressive politics: What really defines this city? by Chuck Wolfe / August 6, 2018
Equity Do local police need to protect ICE workers? Following a tense standoff in Portland, a union threatens to sue the mayor for telling police to stand down. by Lilly Fowler / August 3, 2018
Environment The first smoky skies of the season arrive in Seattle — from Siberia Faraway wildfires in B.C., California, and even — wait for it — Siberia are to blame for the recent smoke in Seattle. by Manola Secaira / July 31, 2018
Culture Does the sun make you crave rain? You might be a mossback What it means to be a Mossback — and how you can become one. by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / July 24, 2018
Environment The price of putting out Western wildfires Battling the blazes keeps getting more expensive, but it doesn't have to be this way. by Tony Schick EarthFix/OPB / July 18, 2018
Environment What’s lurking in WA lakes — and should you swim in it? It's hot outside, but toxic algae blooms have some wondering about swimming in local lakes. by Eilís O'Neill EarthFix/KUOW / July 17, 2018
Opinion After a year of turmoil, can Evergreen reinvent itself? Evergreen President George Bridges is up against low student enrollment and budget cuts. by Knute Berger / July 16, 2018
Opinion Washington conservationists are Scott free. Now what? Without Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator, expect fewer headlines and the same terrible policies. by Peter Jackson / July 6, 2018