This week, air quality in Puget Sound peaked at an AQI of over 250. Revisit these Crosscut articles to see how an increase in wildfire smoke affects mental health, the environment and public spaces.
Wild Sky in Washington's Cascades is just one of a number of areas designated for protection that are not, in the strictest sense, primeval environment. But they are wild, and in modern times they're...
The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department is considering a ban of beach fires at Alki and Golden Gardens parks — not this year, as first announced, but next year — stating that beach fires...