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When White Salmon, WA, had the world’s worst air quality
For the residents of a small town bordering Oregon, this weekend’s smoke felt like “the apocalypse was happening right here.”
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PNW wildfire smoke has outdoor workers worried — and sick
Health experts warn effects of smoky skies could linger for months and even make some people more susceptible to the coronavirus.
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As WA restaurants struggle, workers weigh physical and economic survival
Beyond coronavirus exposure and making rent, service workers are likely coping with long-lasting mental health effects.
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Apocalypse: Now What? How we will know it's over
A reader wants to know how The End will end.
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Six months, 18,000 meals: Feeding Seattle’s frontline workers
Ellen Kuwana's We Got This Seattle keeps employees at grocery stores, homeless shelters and fire stations fed as they battle the pandemic.