Investigations New Washington energy chair’s industry ties raise ethics questions Former energy consultant Kurt Beckett now heads the agency tasked with permitting his ex-clients’ wind and solar plants. by Brandon Block / April 30, 2025
Environment Podcast | It's not easy going green A new Northwest Reports series digs into the tensions, backlash and bureaucracy around building wind and solar energy facilities in Washington. by Sara Bernard & Maleeha Syed & Brandon Block / March 26, 2025
Investigations The obscure state agency that referees WA’s green energy battles The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council has power to overrule local zoning laws – putting it at the center of a backlash to renewable energy. by Brandon Block / March 4, 2025
Investigations Washington counties, tribes get more than $110M in federal land aid A small part of the American Rescue Plan provides direct, flexible dollars to compensate for untaxable national parks or other federally owned lands. by Brandon Block / June 13, 2023 / Updated at 12:15 p.m.
News Bisected by highways, a Spokane neighborhood shapes what's left The final stretch of North Spokane Corridor construction reopens old wounds in East Central — and sparks a pilot program to address historical damage. by Brandon Block / August 8, 2022
Opinion Washington conservationists are Scott free. Now what? Without Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator, expect fewer headlines and the same terrible policies. by Peter Jackson / July 6, 2018
Environment Activists mount last stand against Asian trade agreement A container ship at the Port of Seattle, one of the nation's largest movers of products into and out of Asia. by Peter Jackson / August 21, 2016
Environment Court orders feds to clean up World War II era nuclear site A warning sign near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation by Peter Jackson / April 17, 2016
Environment Best of 2015: Devilish dealing in Washington's wilderness expansion Lake Ingalls is a popular destination in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. by Peter Jackson / December 23, 2015
Environment Death-by-inertia for top conservation fund Deception Pass. by Peter Jackson / July 21, 2015
