Politics Washington passes law to cut ‘forever chemicals’ in makeup Starting in 2025, the Toxics-Free Cosmetics Act will be among the country’s strongest legislation against hazardous products. by Joseph Winters Grist / May 18, 2023
Environment Seattle-based outdoor gear retailer REI to ban PFAs In 2024, new standards will eliminate 'forever chemicals' in the company's products after more than a year of pressure from environmental groups. by Joseph Winters Grist / March 8, 2023
Environment PNW landfills reached ‘explosive’ methane emission levels in 2022 Washington and Oregon sites had leakages 20 times more concentrated than the Clean Air Act limit standards. by Joseph Winters Grist / November 3, 2023
News Amazon reported a 12% decrease in single-use plastics for 2022 Responding to pressure from advocacy groups and investors, the mega-retailer reduced its footprint through paper packaging and eliminating mailers. by Joseph Winters Grist / July 28, 2023
Culture Seattle's favorite librarian knows her football Librarian and author Nancy Pearl by Robin Lindley / October 31, 2017
Politics Rachel Maddow charts the nation's 'Drift' into constant invisible war Drift by Rachel Maddow. by Robin Lindley / April 18, 2012
How to burst onto the art scene after raising a family "Get up and dance" by Robin Lindley / March 26, 2012
Culture Hitting the road, in search of the real America The Road to Somewhere by Robin Lindley / September 28, 2011
Redeeming Chief Leschi Schein's new book, Bones Beneath Our Feet, provides a fictionalized account of Puget Sound's 1850s war. by Robin Lindley / August 2, 2011
Politics Arsenic: Victorians' secret Arsenic wove its ways deeply into British society. by Robin Lindley / September 2, 2010