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
Politics Oil & Water: A captivating, coming of age story - with sludge Not your average documentary about Big Oil exploitation, "Oil & Water" is a buddy movie about the pressures of living up to expectations - your own and everyone else's. by Rustin Thompson / October 23, 2014
Culture Viral Video: Watermark A dreamy documentary offers up a ruminative celebration of our connection to water. by Rustin Thompson / May 11, 2014
Culture Viral Video: The science of mudslides This collection of videos from around the world conveys some sense of the power, terror and anatomy of mud on the move. by Rustin Thompson / March 26, 2014
Culture Digital Prospector: Slo-Mo Guys, UWTV's Backstory sessions, Albert Brooks impersonation kit Critic Rustin Thompson unearths the best - and worst - of online video. by Rustin Thompson / September 29, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: A climate showdown, zombie parkour & 101 classic video gems Critic Rustin Thompson digs up the best of online video. by Rustin Thompson / June 30, 2013