Environment In Washington, people keep building houses where they might burn Researchers found as more Americans move into fire-risk areas, they increase the likelihood and impact of wildfires. by Carl Segerstrom RANGE / June 26, 2023
Environment Amid pandemic meat shortage, a stampede for local beef Washington's small slaughterhouses see a boom as COVID hits big meat processors. Will it last? by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / May 26, 2020
Environment These young activists want Washington and Oregon to be bolder on climate — so they sued their governors A win could mean more aggressive action to avoid climate disaster. Some environmental leaders think the lawsuit is a distraction from the action Jay Inslee and Kate Brown are pushing for. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / November 15, 2019
Environment Concerned over dwindling salmon, advocates seek a political route to dam removal After decades of court cases have rebuffed federal management, it may take a political fix to restore salmon in the Columbia Basin. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / October 1, 2019
Environment WA's endangered pygmy rabbits bounce back from the brink Recovering the endangered rabbits will test society’s willingness to let nature reclaim a landscape. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / June 10, 2019
Environment Trump order threatens WA's environmental authority A recently signed executive order looks to fast-track permitting for coal terminals. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / April 30, 2019
Culture Humor: I feel your rain If you can't do anything about our miserable weather, at least you can emote about it! A domestic thunderstorm. by Steve Clifford / June 13, 2010
Culture Humor: Join me in stamping out animal deaths Why do we stand by and let animals die? by Steve Clifford / February 28, 2010
Culture Humor: Another Republican sex scandal A mountain goat in the Olympics by Steve Clifford / July 18, 2009
Culture The geniuses who aren't on Wall Street The MacArthur Foundation names 25 people who, together, could probably get us out of this mess. by Steve Clifford / September 28, 2008
