Politics
If Canada ups its oil shipping, should we worry?
Every week, a barge laden with a crude oil called dilbit makes the journey from Vancouver, B.C., to Tacoma,
Adiel Kaplan
Adiel Kaplan works for InvestigateWest covering the 2017 Washington Legislature. She has reported locally and internationally on a range of topics, from campus sexual assault to technology, with an em
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Environment
Lawmakers like the environment. Will they pay up?
Bipartisan. Unanimous. Two words not heard often in contemporary politics describe a pair of bills passed by a divided Washington
Politics
Legislature paves way for more farm, forestland development
State Rep. Liz Pike was hard at work, baking cookies. Ninety-eight cookies to be precise — one for each member of
Politics
Carbon tax is down but don't count it out
Could 2017 be the year Washington emerges as the first state to tax emissions of a greenhouse gas? Barring some
Environment
State is part of the problem on Puget Sound cleanup
President Donald Trump’s proposed $28 million cut of Puget Sound restoration funding has provoked an outcry. But Gov. Jay