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Intentional burns, key to preventing megafires, slow to start in WA
Even as the consensus for prescribed fires has grown, the number of acres actually burned each year is shrinking.
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During wildfires, West Coast farmworkers forced to put harvest over health
Little is done to protect the workers’ health, and many feel powerless to hold employers accountable.
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The New Normal: A Seattle artist cuts through the chaos of a pandemic
Barbara Earl Thomas explores race and innocence amid social upheaval.
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Child care was already dysfunctional. COVID-19 could break it completely
As Washington state pushes through the pandemic, a shortage of child care options forces parents and providers to make difficult choices.
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As WA restaurants struggle, workers weigh physical and economic survival
Beyond coronavirus exposure and making rent, service workers are likely coping with long-lasting mental health effects.