Environment Nonprofit finds hope against wildfires with unexpected ally: charcoal To capture carbon and jumpstart forest thinning, Methow Valley couple – and Washington taxpayers – bet on biochar. by Mandy Godwin InvestigateWest / September 2, 2021
Environment Seattle police have occupied a public waterway for decades A fence around state-owned property on Lake Union implies that the city has been paying for exclusive access. It hasn't. by Mandy Godwin / September 16, 2020
Politics For universal Pre-K, the devil is in the details Credit: Preschool Storytime by Don Fels / February 23, 2015
Politics Dreaming of Swimming: The artistic process takes on Parisian pollution Map of Neuilly sur Marne, with a river running through it. by Don Fels / June 10, 2014
Politics Why Seattle needs a new urban environmentalism The Joule on Capitol Hill: How not to build a city. by Don Fels / May 10, 2012
Politics If it ain't broke, don't tear it down and build condos Bauhaus coffee, a landmark Capitol Hill coffee shop, will have to relocate for the proposed development. by Don Fels / April 24, 2012
Culture New Orleans is from Venus, Seattle is from.... And the party continues. by Don Fels / December 27, 2011
Tech Seeing books as commodities, with hand-scanners as evidence The Friends of the Library book sale: good gathering place for all ages. by Don Fels / October 2, 2010