Environment Fawn Sharp: Indigenous input is key to tackling climate change The National Congress of American Indians president and Quinault citizen spoke about environmental stewardship at the World Economic Forum. by Mark Trahant Indian Country Today / January 30, 2023
Environment A resilience hub might be coming to your Seattle neighborhood These community centers, powered by green energy, provide resources during extreme weather and double as gathering spaces during calmer times. by Hannah Weinberger / January 27, 2023
Environment How Washington's new carbon emission cap will work The program aims to drop statewide greenhouse-gas emissions 95% by 2050. Will it go according to plan? by Kate Yoder Grist / January 24, 2023
Crosscut Now: Special Reports Living in the flood zone A new levee could offer protection to Grays Harbor from future climate disasters. January 17, 2023
Investigations Battered by destructive floods, Grays Harbor bets on a $182M levee A 'once-in-a-generation' project could help Washington coastal cities Hoquiam and Aberdeen hold off economically devastating climate disasters. by Hannah Weinberger / January 17, 2023
Environment Parasites are vanishing from WA waters. That should concern you An unprecedented study of trends in marine parasite biodiversity shows a majority are struggling. That could spell disaster for other animals. by Hannah Weinberger / January 16, 2023
Politics Top environmental bills on the 2023 WA Legislative agenda Proposed policies include planting trees and steering people away from gas-powered cars — but nothing as ambitious as years past. by John Stang / January 2, 2023
Environment Seattle is no longer the U.S.'s least air conditioned big city After years of lethal heat waves, Seattleites are embracing A/C as a necessity rather than a luxury. by Hannah Weinberger / December 29, 2022
Growth Crosscut readers looked back at 2022 — and shared their memories From mangonada to the Milky Way, the moments that defined the year for you. by Cascade PBS Newsroom Staff / December 29, 2022
Environment Negotiations to resurrect Ferndale aluminum plant fall apart The high cost of power likely doomed talks to bring back the plant, which would rekindle 700 jobs. by John Stang / December 28, 2022
