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Seattle's trees are dying. Blame the beetles
Bronze birch borers are thriving during the city's hotter summers. Is their infestation a sign of advancing climate change?
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In the era of climate disaster, camping with your kid is an act of defiance
Raising kids to love the outdoors is a mixed bag when you know our planet's future is dire. But it can be a radical act of hope.
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The MLS can't ban the anti-fascist Iron Front flag. At least not in Seattle
Flags for Pride, Cascadia and America flow freely at Sounders matches. According to Seattle law, flags against bigotry and racism should have that same right.
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Adrift and afraid, Seattle's outraged NIMBY needs someone to blame
Local PACs People for Seattle and Moms for Seattle are fueling a toxic politics and exploiting anxiety about a precarious economy and a confusing world.
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Harnessing fire made us human — then we got greedy. Welcome to the Pyrocene
The Ice Age has given way to a fire age. A historian of fire weighs in on its power and peril.