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
Politics A look at WA’s competitive 3rd Congressional District race After voting to impeach former President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is vulnerable for the first time in many election cycles. by John Stang / July 12, 2022
Environment WA wants to capture the natural gas leaking from landfills Legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would require methane collection systems at certain landfills. by John Stang / March 16, 2022
Environment Shrinking WA kelp and eelgrass beds draw legislative attention Scientists look for ways to restore these important components of the ocean ecosystem. by John Stang / March 1, 2022
Environment WA wind power farms may conflict with habitat preservation projects Projects addressing alternative power issues sometimes pit environmentalists vs. environmentalists. by John Stang / February 4, 2022
Politics WA legislators prepare for long list of climate change bills Lawmakers could look at more than a dozen climate proposals addressing carbon reduction and other environmental issues. by John Stang / January 11, 2022 / Updated at 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2022
News Seattle mental hospital — the third in WA — to begin construction soon State dollars will take mental health services in a new direction with two projects: a psychiatric hospital near Northgate Mall and a proposed behavioral health center at Harborview. by John Stang / June 11, 2021 / Updated at 12:30 p.m. on June 14
News Centralia pot lab may be the first in WA to lose its certification State officials are investigating suspicious test results, with a focus on the lab’s numbers measuring the potency of marijuana. by John Stang / April 15, 2021 / Updated at 5 p.m. on April 16
News More trouble for Hanford site after review of tunnel collapse While most Americans are focused on COVID-19, people in Eastern Washington also worry about poor maintenance at the infamous nuclear site. by John Stang / April 30, 2020
Politics Washington and Oregon governors want to replace I-5 bridge connecting Vancouver and Portland In a memorandum of understanding signed Monday, the two leaders committed $44 million to explore rebuilding the span between the two states. by John Stang / November 19, 2019
