Environment
A Pacific Northwest butterfly project is restoring habitats, hope
Incarcerated women at the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women are among those in Washington and B.C. protecting the rare Taylor’s checkerspot.
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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.
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A decade after the Oso landslide, WA works to improve preparedness
The Snohomish County disaster killed 43 residents in 2014. Today, geologists can better help people get out of harm’s way due to boosts in tech and funding.
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King County must take swifter action to save salmon, auditor says
The Fish Passage Restoration Program was supposed to remove barriers like road culverts, but a new report finds it may fail to reach its goals.