Politics
Developers target state agency behind climate change fight
Washington’s plan to fight climate change relies heavily on a little-known state agency with a handful of employees that
Robert McClure
Robert is co-founder and executive director of InvestigateWest. At the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Robert exposed a major weakness in the Endangered Species Act and deficiencies in Puget Sound restora
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Politics
Should Washington get tougher on oil shipping?
Citing increasing use of what they call risky practices when boats haul oil across Puget Sound, environmentalists are making a
Environment
The high cost of cheap gasoline
Swooning gas prices are a boon for consumers but they’re creating a huge shortfall in state tax collections used
Politics
Toxic cleanups, water projects face state budget cuts
Cleaning up toxic waste. Protecting Puget Sound. Dealing with polluted rainwater runoff. All hang in the balance as the Democratic-dominated
Environment
Senate Republicans kneecap toxic-waste help for public
OLYMPIA — Senate Republicans scored a little-noticed but significant victory this week against grassroots environmental and community groups, zeroing out funding