Environment
Should WA’s foresters harvest timber or sell it for carbon credits?
Small farmers and policy makers work to balance the environment and timber jobs as the emphasis shifts to preserving trees for carbon sequestration.
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Climate
Environment
Idaho, Oregon take different approaches to worker heat deaths
As climate change makes summers hotter, PNW states are adopting more protections for outdoor laborers. But one lags behind the rest.
Mossback
Mossback’s Northwest: How avalanches changed PNW train travel
In 1910, twin tragedies eroded trust in the railway system and over a century later stand as the most fatal ever in Washington and British Columbia.
Investigations
Battered by destructive floods, Grays Harbor bets on a $182M levee
A 'once-in-a-generation' project could help Washington coastal cities Hoquiam and Aberdeen hold off economically devastating climate disasters.
Politics
Six measures Washington conservatives are pushing on 2024 ballots
GOP-backed Let’s Go Washington is seeking to put the carbon capture law, police pursuit regulations, a capital gains tax repeal and more up for vote in November.