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
Culture Where are all of Washington's dinosaurs? Mossback finds the answer in an epic geologic journey with Nick Zentner (aka Nick on the Rocks). by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / September 18, 2018
Environment When palm trees thrived in the Pacific Northwest Mossback dives into the Burke Museum's paleobotany collection to find out what Washington used to look like. by Knute Berger & Eric Keto / August 21, 2018
Environment Seattle’s complicated history with orcas What we learned from capturing live orcas — about us and them. by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / August 7, 2018
Environment Turning beer and food waste into electricity Seattle startup Impact Bioenergy is making use of half-eaten burgers, spoiled milk and spent yeast from a brewery. by Eric Keto / June 22, 2018
Environment One scientist’s solution to our plastic problem: Eat it Scientist Yanyun Zhao is developing edible food packing and edible coating for fruits and vegetables. by Eric Keto / June 11, 2018
