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Pacific's worst pollution barely visible to the eye
On the shores of Vashon Island, southwest of Seattle, the beach looks idyllic. Gulls cry. The tide washes in sand
Martha Baskin
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Snoqualmie Valley farmers fight drought with innovation
A water-wheel transplanter -- a light John Deere with two large water tanks at its flanks -- moves through dry
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Edible gardens: a bounty so far this year
High noon and fruit trees, berries, bee-pleasing orax, and corn as high as an elephant's eye, glisten and
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Energy export decisions loom over the Columbia River
Stand on the cliffs overlooking the wild beauty of the Columbia River, viewed by many as one of the most
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How global concerns came to have a role in Seattle's anti-Shell protests
Copyright, Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission It may seem odd for a privileged city in the global North, one little-impacted