Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Environment It won't be easy to save the marbled murrelet A marbled murrelet chick by Martha Baskin / March 6, 2017
Environment With land sparse in Puget Sound, a huge win for farmers A view of Mountain View Dairy farm near Graham, Washington. by Martha Baskin / February 23, 2017
Equity Under Trump's EPA, pesticide workers pin hopes on state Farm worker advocates say they welcome efforts to strengthen state pesticide regulations, but they aren't optimistic in Trump's EPA. by Martha Baskin / February 12, 2018
Environment Green Acre Radio: Military sonar in use shortly before orca's death A Canadian naval vessel had engaged in sonar training just days before a female orca, who might have bred and helped with L pod's recovery, washed up on the coast. by Martha Baskin / February 18, 2012
Environment Green Acre Radio: Will Duwamish cleanup success be undercut? A crane is used in Lower Duwamish restoration work. by Martha Baskin / February 11, 2012
Politics Green Acre Radio: UW exhibits highlights Hanford legacies A Department of Energy warning sign at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation by Martha Baskin / February 3, 2012
Environment Green Acre Radio: Oceans of plastic trash Captain Charles Moore at a 2010 conference on plastic in the Pacific by Martha Baskin / January 28, 2012