Environment
One Seattle party, 8 coronavirus cases: An anatomy of an outbreak
Testing and forensic tracing of COVID-19 could have slowed the pandemic in its earliest days. But by the time anyone noticed, it was too late.
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi Pulkkinen is a Seattle-based journalist specializing in law and justice issues in the Pacific Northwest. Formerly a senior editor with SeattlePI and a frequent contributor to The Guardia
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news
Coronavirus is far from over, but countless businesses are already gone
Unemployment claims have skyrocketed in Washington as the COVID-19 fallout continues.
news
Coronavirus turns Seattle into America’s laboratory
The region is fighting to get ahead of the pandemic with recycled masks and ad hoc medicine.
news
Coronavirus has Puget Sound schools prepping for 'an ongoing risk'
School districts are putting together plans to keep teaching and feeding students through closures during the COVID-19 outbreak.
politics
WA considers requiring new construction projects to improve the environment
A push in the state Legislature could make 'net ecological gain' the new standard for building.