Environment The SCOTUS power-plant ruling won't affect Washington — yet Gov. Inslee said the decision took a 'wrecking ball' to the EPA’s authority to curb pollution. by Hallie Golden / October 3, 2022
Environment With virtual fencing, ranchers can herd cows from a computer Using GPS collars and solar-powered towers, Washington's first virtual fence keeps cattle penned but lets other wildlife wander free. by Hallie Golden / August 18, 2022 / Updated 8/18 at 4:40 p.m.
Environment Faith groups hope to make carbon fee a moral and spiritual choice For Earth Ministry, political action to protect the environment is a spiritual calling. by Hallie Golden / September 5, 2018
Environment The greenest classroom in the world might be in Seattle At Maple Leaf's Perkins School, students work and learn in a living classroom that surrounds them with sustainability and green concepts. by Hallie Golden / December 21, 2018
Environment Bullitt Center innovations haven't caught on — but Seattle wants to change that Five years ago, Seattle's Bullitt Center represented the future of green building. The problem? It still does. by Hallie Golden / July 23, 2018
Environment Plan to create major park moves ahead Some of the damage from the 1983 Smith Creek landslide at Lake Whatcom. by Bob Simmons / May 23, 2012
Politics Cherry Point's coal debate: new fight on a site with stormy history The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / October 18, 2011
Tech The woods that broke the bank: development or preservation as park? Part of the proposed Chuckanut Ridge development in Bellingham. by Bob Simmons / January 13, 2011
Environment Whatcom County's money-saving plan: let developers' attorneys write land-use laws Last year, the county took a money-saving approach to another environmental issue by letting homeowners inspect their own septic tanks. by Bob Simmons / January 13, 2011
Politics The animal-waste problem is, and is not, a load of crap In Snohomish County, 35 percent of surveyed dog owners claim they usually pick up their pet waste. by Bob Simmons / June 10, 2008