Environment
Billions of federal dollars headed to Western forests to manage fires
The money quadruples investment in wildfire prevention and complements Washington state's strategy, sources say.
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The new emergency responders: Librarians
As climate change and extreme weather challenge Puget Sound's emergency services, libraries are increasingly at the front lines of community care.
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Disaster preparedness takes center stage for Seattle volunteer group
‘When the earth shakes, your neighbor is going to be your first responder.’
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Lost hikers rely on unpaid rescuers. That could change
Colorado is preparing to pay search-and-rescue workers. Could Washington be next?
Environment
Seven years after B.C. mine disaster, waste still flows
A local citizens group is fighting proposed changes to a ‘temporary permit’ that it fears could allow the waste to be dumped for decades.