News Labor shortages, heat bring tough tides for WA shellfish farm At Taylor Shellfish Farms, hiring is increasingly a challenge as skyrocketing housing costs and difficult working conditions make it hard to recruit. by Mara Kardas-Nelson High Country News / October 17, 2022
How wildfires in the American West hurt the entire country As smoke travels, it can cause illness and economic hardship thousands of miles away. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / October 1, 2020
As wildfires break records, firefighters face growing health risks Emerging scientific evidence shows they may be at risk of respiratory and heart illness, and maybe even cancer. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 28, 2020
How British Columbia protects its people from wildfire smoke The Canadian province is well ahead of Washington and Oregon in protecting people’s health from wildfires. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 22, 2020
Wildfire smoke’s health impacts have only just begun A growing body of evidence shows smoke sickens and can even kill. Is the government doing enough to protect residents? by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 21, 2020
During wildfires, West Coast farmworkers forced to put harvest over health Little is done to protect the workers’ health, and many feel powerless to hold employers accountable. by Mara Kardas-Nelson & Jess Alvarenga & Rosa Amanda Tuirán InvestigateWest / October 6, 2020
Politics UW students still waiting for the marijuana tooth fairy One student explores the legality - and the consequences - of lighting up, which ironically may be harder for college students to do legally than the rest of us. by Joseph Sutton-Holcomb / November 27, 2012
The Weekend List: The arts and culture guide to Seattle's good life Annie Morrow in ‘Sweet Charity’ at the UW by Joseph Sutton-Holcomb / November 12, 2014
The Weekend List: The arts and culture guide to Seattle's good life Mara Vinson and Batkhurel Bold in "Rassemblement," part of PNB's "Director's Choice" program this weekend. by Joseph Sutton-Holcomb / November 5, 2014
The Weekend List: The arts and culture guide to Seattle's good life Pamela Reed, R. Hamilton Wright and Marianne Owen in "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" now playing at ACT by Joseph Sutton-Holcomb / October 29, 2014