Investigations
Battered by destructive floods, Grays Harbor bets on a $182M levee
A 'once-in-a-generation' project could help Washington coastal cities Hoquiam and Aberdeen hold off economically devastating climate disasters.
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Parasites are vanishing from WA waters. That should concern you
An unprecedented study of trends in marine parasite biodiversity shows a majority are struggling. That could spell disaster for other animals.
politics
Top environmental bills on the 2023 WA Legislative agenda
Proposed policies include planting trees and steering people away from gas-powered cars — but nothing as ambitious as years past.
Environment
Seattle is no longer the U.S.'s least air conditioned big city
After years of lethal heat waves, Seattleites are embracing A/C as a necessity rather than a luxury.
Environment
Negotiations to resurrect Ferndale aluminum plant fall apart
The high cost of power likely doomed talks to bring back the plant, which would rekindle 700 jobs.