Equity
Lummi Nation prioritizes tradition in new food assistance program
Members of the nation in northwest WA now have more control over how culturally important foods — like locally caught salmon — are distributed.
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Feds said salmon is safe to eat — but didn't consider Native diets
Due to chemical pollution, the treaty-protected fish in the Columbia River Basin pose health risks for Indigenous tribes.
Environment
Herring are swimming back to the Salish Sea
The fish almost disappeared from Howe Sound in the mid-1970s. Now, the Squamish Nation and citizen scientists are welcoming them home.
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Labor shortages, heat bring tough tides for WA shellfish farm
At Taylor Shellfish Farms, hiring is increasingly a challenge as skyrocketing housing costs and difficult working conditions make it hard to recruit.
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Study finds Seattle's controversial soda tax can improve equity
Researchers found that taxes on sweetened beverages funded programs mainly benefiting lower-income households, including grocery subsidies and pre-K education.