Environment WA lawsuit accuses gold mining company of dragging its feet on cleanup A federal judge allows suit to proceed, as the state says run-off from the mine is seeping into Okanogan water sources. by John Stang / September 14, 2021
Environment One of the most polluted sites in WA is being targeted for development The contaminated land under the old Snoqualmie sawmill is at the heart of a dispute over plans for an expansive development. by John Stang / September 2, 2021
Environment Cleaning up nuclear waste at Hanford: Secrecy, delays and budget debates A plan to turn radioactive waste into glass logs has raised a lot of questions, many of which don’t appear to have public answers. by John Stang / August 16, 2021 / Updated at 5:25 p.m. on Aug. 19
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
Tech After COVID, brain fog lingers. UW researchers are finding out why How does a respiratory disease leave victims with brain issues like memory loss, confusion and ‘fogginess’? by John Stang / April 14, 2021
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
Opinion Saving Washington: The case for a wealth tax In 300 words, community leaders offer ideas to soften the economic blow caused by coronavirus. by Michael McGinn / April 6, 2020
Environment Will flood protections set back salmon restoration in the Chehalis River Basin? A flood control dam proposal on the Chehalis complicates a multimillion-dollar effort by tribes and lawmakers to bring back declining salmon runs. by John Stang / February 12, 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
