Eric's social & environmental reporting for The Weekly (Seattle Weekly) won Livingston, Kennedy, American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has written for Harper's, New Scientist & more.
The poles — which are not part of Coast Salish tradition — sparked a mini-culture war in Seattle around Indigenous representation and historic preservation.
The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission.
It’s not a matter of if but when the tsunami comes. Whether Washington is prepared depends a lot on the will of voters.
The state ranks near worst in the nation for constraints on civil asset forfeiture.
Washington police sell or use millions of dollars’ worth of seized property each year. Legislators haven’t managed to change the rules.
