Environment King County hospitals are making sure patients can vote Washington makes it easier for hospitalized patients to vote than some other states. But many medical professionals aren't taking any chances. by Hannah Weinberger / October 30, 2020 / Updated at 2:09 p.m. on October 30, 2020
Environment As Tulalip elders die from COVID-19, tribes lose more than family When sisters Geraldine Williams and Christine Enick died, Tulalip youth lost generations of language, tradition and knowledge. by Andy Yamashita / October 23, 2020
Environment Puyallup Tribe eyes lawsuit over river pollution and declining fish Critics say a 116-year-old dam on the Puyallup River is a threat to already vulnerable fish populations. by Manola Secaira / October 21, 2020 / Updated at 12:00 PM
Intentional burns, key to preventing megafires, slow to start in WA Even as the consensus for prescribed fires has grown, the number of acres actually burned each year is shrinking. by Levi Pulkkinen InvestigateWest / October 19, 2020
Environment Fewer than 300 wolverines are left in the PNW. Why aren’t they endangered? Citing climate threats, conservation groups vow to challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s decision not to add wolverines to the Endangered Species List. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / October 13, 2020
Focus The New Normal: A Seattle artist cuts through the chaos of a pandemic Barbara Earl Thomas explores race and innocence amid social upheaval. by Aileen Imperial / October 12, 2020
Environment What the pandemic has done to WA’s flagship shellfish industry The pandemic tanked the shellfish industry, but growers are “tentatively optimistic” that things are looking up. by Hannah Weinberger / October 9, 2020 / Updated at 9:08 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2020
The New Normal A pandemic-sized strain on Washington parks The state’s park system has been the ultimate outdoor refuge this year, but crowds, trash and social distancing have caused stress. October 7, 2020
During wildfires, West Coast farmworkers forced to put harvest over health Little is done to protect the workers’ health, and many feel powerless to hold employers accountable. by Mara Kardas-Nelson & Jess Alvarenga & Rosa Amanda Tuirán InvestigateWest / October 6, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: A pandemic-sized strain on Washington parks The state’s park system has been the ultimate outdoor refuge this year, but crowds, trash and social distancing have caused stress. by Sarah Hoffman / October 5, 2020
