Politics Assessing leadership: The McGinn style Mayor Mike McGinn talks to reporters in May. by Anthony B. Robinson / June 17, 2010
Culture The plume of oil reflects our obsession with scarcity First, the plume of smoke from the Deepwater Horizon fire, then the Black Plume of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. by Anthony B. Robinson / June 10, 2010
Politics How far will we sprawl? In Washington, no one knows Farm land and suburban-style development meet in Big Lake, Washington. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / January 12, 2011
Politics State board limits developers' ability to avoid water regulations Andrea McNamara Doyle chairs the state Pollution Control Hearings Board, which recently ruled on a case involving developers' rights. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / January 11, 2011
Politics Odd provision in state law severely undercuts growth management Railroad Avenue in Black Diamond: Opponents fear a major development will drastically change the area around the city. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / January 11, 2011
Politics Wolves in the Wallowas: wildlife terrorists, or climate-change warriors? A Whitman College student and a rancher discuss wolves in the Wallowa region of Oregon. by Anthony B. Robinson / March 20, 2011
Culture Duwamish River: Should the cleanup make fish safe to eat regularly? The Duwamish River runs through Seattle's largest concentration of industry and past some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / December 6, 2010
Politics Refinery chemical: Bellingham's safety at risk? Barbed wire surrounds the ConocoPhillips refinery near Ferndale, which uses a type of chemical regulated under both the Deparrtment of Homeland Security and the EPA. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / February 28, 2011
Politics Ferndale plant has record of air-pollution notices The ConocoPhillips refinery near Ferndale has a history of regional citations for air issues. by Robert McClure for InvestigateWest / February 28, 2011
Environment Forgive me, Planet, for I have flown. Frequently. Carbon offsets: If you fly, must you buy? Airplanes landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport by Anthony B. Robinson / February 5, 2010