Politics Canada, U.S. Columbia River Treaty negotiations in jeopardy Amid the Trump administration’s trade war and annexation threats, the work to update the 60-year-old treaty is paused after years of progress. by Nicholas K. Geranios / April 1, 2025
Environment Washington is building hundreds of EV chargers, but is it enough? The state is spending $100M to create 575 new charging sites, but one expert says electrification is out of reach without private sector buy-in. by Nicholas K. Geranios / October 8, 2024
Environment U.S. and Canada update 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty Politicians are celebrating the tentative agreement, while activists and tribal leaders say it doesn’t do enough to protect endangered salmon runs. by Nicholas K. Geranios / July 24, 2024
Indigenous Affairs The Boldt Decision’s impact on Indigenous rights, 50 years later The landmark 1974 case ordered Washington to uphold its treaties, affirm Indigenous salmon fishing rights and recognize Native nations’ sovereignty. by Nicholas K. Geranios / February 12, 2024
Environment Podcast | How a wayward whale foretold decades of exploitation People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / April 14, 2023
Environment U.S. House Republicans halt plans to breach WA's Snake River dams Previous plans to help endangered salmon by removing four dams are likely on hold with Republicans in the majority. by Nicholas K. Geranios / April 3, 2023
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The ancient bison hunters of the San Juans The discovery of 14,000-year-old bones on Orcas Island means humans were BBQing a lot earlier than previously thought. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 8, 2021
Environment When Seattle cared more about coal than climate change Today we fight it, but generations ago the city thrived on it. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / March 5, 2019
Environment An out-of-this world Q&A: middle schoolers chat with astronauts If you could ask an astronaut one question, what would you ask? Here’s what a few middle school students came up with. by Stephen Hegg / January 13, 2018