Environment
When the Chehalis floods again, who pays the price?
With 100-year floods occurring twice a decade, a dam could offer relief — or endanger salmon and ecosystems.
Mandy Godwin
Mandy Godwin is formerly an emerging journalist fellow at Crosscut.
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Buyers and renters navigate moving while 'staying home'
With proper precautions, moving houses is still allowed during the coronavirus shutdown.
Environment
National Forest trailheads close after ‘stay-at-home’ prompts rush to the outdoors
Citing summer-peak crowds and an increase in injuries, the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States Forest Service limits access to recreation sites.
Environment
'Nature’s not closed' during coronavirus, but should you still go hiking?
Gov. Jay Inslee’s order makes exceptions for outdoor activities. But packed trails and at-risk rural communities suggest hikers should stay close to home.
Environment
How Washington allows clear-cut logging in cities that don’t want it
When the community of Newcastle protected a critical salmon watershed, they didn't know state regulations would undermine them decades later.