Environment EPA says it will look into Butte's mine dust 'potential emergency' Regulators claim they will address public health concerns after an InvestigateWest report exposed officials coordinating with mining corporations. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / March 23, 2023
Environment In a toxin-exposed Montana mining town, the EPA favors polluters Scientists say the agency is siding with the companies, even after it acknowledged that open-pit mining in Butte is unsafe and requires major cleanup. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / March 6, 2023
Environment Trouble in Tatoosh Dead mussels as well as live mussels with open, eroded shells are possible symptoms of stress from declining ocean pH and increasing acidity. by Michele Solis / December 2, 2008
Culture The science of chocolate Confections from Theo Chocolate in Fremont. by Michele Solis / November 12, 2008
Tech A vaccine-delivering mosquito, and other research ideas A mosquito bite instead of a shot? by Michele Solis / October 30, 2008
Politics Glowing green: a Nobel Prize with Northwest roots <i>Aequorea victoria</i> — a jellyfish. by Michele Solis / October 13, 2008
Culture Holy chiroptera! Meet the local bats The spotted bat. (<a href='http://www.enature.com/fotog/fotog_gallery.asp?fotogID=855'>Merlin D. Tuttle</a> / Bat Conservation International) by Michele Solis / July 27, 2008
Equity Health insurance coverage vs. science SpringBoard Plus, a communication device. (Prentke Romich Company) by Michele Solis / June 30, 2008
Culture Tongue ties: a language bridge across the Bering Strait Members of the Ket people of Central Siberia, photographed in 1906. by Michele Solis / April 30, 2008