Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Who’s behind the “P” in Seattle’s P-Patches? In the 1970s, a bold idea in the Wedgwood neighborhood turned a failing farm into a movement of urban gardening. by Knute Berger / October 20, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: The flight that started & ended in Seattle The Magellans of the Sky departed from what’s now Magnuson Park in 1924 to complete the first around-the-world trip. by Knute Berger / October 6, 2023
Mossback Lessons unearthed from the Northwest’s little-known histories While digging into volcanic eruptions and grizzly bears, Mossback’s Northwest host Knute Berger found that the past has a lot to say. by Knute Berger / October 4, 2023
Environment Could selling sewage save the Salish Sea? Waste flushed into Puget Sound harms fish and marine life. A nutrient pricing system — like WA’s cap-and-trade program — may curb pollution. by John Stang / September 21, 2023
Mossback The Seattle architect behind the PacSci arches and the Twin Towers Minoru Yamasaki was commissioned to create the World Trade Center after gaining notoriety for his design of the 1962 World's Fair pavilion. by Knute Berger / September 11, 2023
Environment Washington considers consolidating elk management Critics say that eliminating local control of the 10 populations in favor of a statewide plan could threaten Native treaty rights. by John Stang / August 16, 2023
Politics Group petitions to dump Washington’s new carbon-pricing system Advocacy organization Let’s Go Washington is gathering signatures on six policy-related petitions that it wants to bring to the Legislature. by John Stang / August 7, 2023
News The beauty and pains of biking WA’s Palouse-to-Cascades Trail Part of the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the path converts abandoned rail lines and links King County to the Idaho border. by John Stang / August 7, 2023 / Updated at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 8
Environment Why Washington gas prices are the nation’s highest Oil companies that buy emissions from the new carbon cap program are passing the cost to consumers at the pump. But are the increases a bug or a feature? by John Stang / July 18, 2023
Mossback A brief history of the Espionage Act in the Pacific Northwest The WWI-era law former President Trump is accused of breaking has a controversial past, with a first few prosecutions tracing back to Seattle. by Knute Berger / June 16, 2023