Environment
PNW landfills reached ‘explosive’ methane emission levels in 2022
Washington and Oregon sites had leakages 20 times more concentrated than the Clean Air Act limit standards.
Ashli Blow
Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal
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Politics
Housing, homelessness loom large in the minds of Washington voters
Tacoma, Spokane and Bellingham each have ballot measures on these issues, and both voters and candidates have cited them as top priorities.
Investigations
WA spent $500M to help small, minority businesses. Did it work?
A Crosscut analysis of Working Washington grants found mixed results on equity initiatives and millions for large chains or franchises.
News
New study brings home the danger of fentanyl for WA residents
While public exposure to fentanyl is much less dangerous than using it, a new UW study raises awareness of the drug crisis.
Politics
WA lawmaker moves to fix system for child sex trafficking victims
A 2020 law was supposed to create two trauma-informed treatment centers for exploited children. They still haven’t opened.