Environment Should King County renew its lease with one of the region’s largest emitters of pollution? Ardagh Group’s glass recycling plant is located near two Seattle neighborhoods where residents live sicker and die younger than in other areas in the city. by Robert McClure & Sergio Olmos Investigate West / October 1, 2019 / Updated at 9:53 p.m.
Opinion Climate change got you down? There's a word for what you're feeling I lived through Katrina and mourn what was lost. Now, in a land vulnerable to wildfires, I fear for my new home in the Pacific Northwest. by Caroline Gerdes / September 11, 2019
Environment Building a seawall? These 'fish cops' might come knocking If passed by the Legislature, the new law would help save small fish and, by way of the food chain, orcas. by Brad Shannon & Robert McClure Investigate West / April 2, 2019
Politics Private utilities want more time to meet green goals Washington's Legislature could implement the state's first carbon fee in 2030. Some say that's still too fast. by Brad Shannon & Robert McClure Investigate West / February 26, 2019 / Updated at 3:30 p.m.
Politics As Seattle booms, council scrambles to save city trees Rob Johnson is rushing to pass a new ordinance, but activists say it leaves the trees vulnerable. by Robert McClure & Julie Davidow Investigate West / August 27, 2018
Tech How the tech industry can solve its diversity problem Companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook are overwhelmingly staffed by white males. What's to be done? by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Tech How the gig economy is radically reshaping labor Companies like Uber, Postmates and TaskRabbit have given workers new freedom and flexibility, but what have they lost in the process? by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Tech What it will take to win Amazon's HQ2 Are corporate tax breaks a smart investment to secure local jobs, or a giveaway of public money to private shareholders? by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Politics How to stop future Harvey Weinsteins before they start “'How to not get raped' should not be the way we are going,” says UW campus activist Menosh ZA. "It’s about potential perpetrators." by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Equity Building equity in schools haunted by racism How can we 'meet each kid, each student, where they’re at, and give each student what they need'? by Caroline Gerdes / February 7, 2018