Environment Bullitt Prize winner uses affordable housing to fight climate change Patience Malaba works with advocates to develop affordable housing that also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. by Mandy Godwin / September 29, 2020
Environment Seattle police have occupied a public waterway for decades A fence around state-owned property on Lake Union implies that the city has been paying for exclusive access. It hasn't. by Mandy Godwin / September 16, 2020
Environment Washington hosts first climate assembly in the United States Residents from all over the state begin virtual meetings to decide which climate change solutions to recommend to the Legislature in Olympia. by Mandy Godwin / January 19, 2021
Environment Can younger generations spur corporations to divest from fossil fuels? Youth activists in Seattle call out banks and insurance companies for fueling the climate crisis. by Sarah Sax High Country News / November 26, 2021
Environment Nonprofit finds hope against wildfires with unexpected ally: charcoal To capture carbon and jumpstart forest thinning, Methow Valley couple – and Washington taxpayers – bet on biochar. by Mandy Godwin InvestigateWest / September 2, 2021
Equity 'Like sitting in a sauna': Heat waves cause misery in WA prisons Last summer's record-breaking temperatures caused a crisis for the state's incarcerated population — and it's set to happen all over again. by Sarah Sax High Country News / June 9, 2022