Environment
Are WA forests worth more as carbon sponges or timber harvests?
‘Working forests’ like state-run Tiger Mountain retain greenhouse gases — but logging is deeply entrenched in Northwest economies.
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Seattle city employees say low pay, safety contribute to vacancies
11 unions representing almost 6,000 city workers are bargaining for new three-year contracts.
Politics
WA senators just released more previously redacted records
Leaders said they didn’t have more hidden information, but memos show blacked-out emails to cannabis lobbyists and texts with redacted bill names.
Environment
Washington considers consolidating elk management
Critics say that eliminating local control of the 10 populations in favor of a statewide plan could threaten Native treaty rights.
Environment
Some E-bike companies are pushing against right-to-repair laws
Fires caused by rechargeable batteries spark controversy over whether e-bike owners should be allowed to make repairs themselves.