Politics Inslee, environmentalists want aggressive action on climate, including a clean fuel standard They call this year’s Washington legislative session an opportunity to complete unfinished business. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / January 14, 2020
Politics WA lawmakers want to fund solutions for healthier soil — and less gassy cows Bipartisan proposals before the state legislature would help scientists learn about storing carbon in soils and invest in GPS-guided tractors and climate-friendly cattle feed. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / February 20, 2020
Environment Coronavirus could make fighting Washington wildfires harder Agencies that prepare for wildfires and recruit firefighters are busy responding to the pandemic. That could be a problem come summer. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / March 27, 2020
Environment Climate bills in WA a ‘comprehensive failure’ in 2020, critics say Key legislation to cut carbon emissions died, while goal-setting bill offers no path to reach target. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / March 25, 2020
Environment WA lawmakers pave the way for electric cars, but activists want more As the legislative session comes to a close, the green lobby is pushing lawmakers to do more to take on climate change. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / March 10, 2020
Culture Industrial poetry at the Brightwater treatment plant Wedding setting? A lounge at the Brightwater community center. by Lawrence Cheek / September 25, 2011
Tout: Sewer plant tours! The Brightwater site includes a variety of public attractions. by Lawrence Cheek / September 22, 2011
Best of 2010: Three new buildings point up 'The Skyscraper Problem' 2201 Westlake, a LEED Gold status winner by Lawrence Cheek / December 26, 2010
Tech Amazon's new campus: stiff architecture that stints on the fun Seattle artist Ann Gardner's glass-tile mosaic, "Convergence," is on a facade of the NBBJ-designged building on the Amazon complex. by Lawrence Cheek / August 3, 2011
Culture Lake Union Park, trail: Seattle could have done so much more Lake Union Park: a visual airway for the city, but a bleak landscape for a park. by Lawrence Cheek / October 20, 2010