Environment Federal affirmative action ruling may impact WA cap-and-trade Allocating funds from the carbon plan to minority communities most affected by pollution could draw legal battles based on the new SCOTUS decision. by Alex Brown Stateline / September 8, 2023
Politics Seattle career bootcamp adds job skills to those liberal arts degrees This spring, a small cohort of Seattle college spring breakers turned in their plane ticket to Cabo for lessons in getting a job. by Hailey Way / May 18, 2014
Tech Event listings app Sosh out-Seattles itself The Silicon Valley events standby has come to the Emerald City. Taxidermy included. by Hailey Way / March 13, 2014
Politics Puget Sound joins Global Cities Initiative The Central Puget Sound region officially became one of six metropolitan areas to join the Brookings Institute's economic development consortium. by Hailey Way / April 10, 2014
Environment Skip the woodchipper: Salvaged city trees are the new lumber From Seattle to Baltimore, cities are recycling felled urban trees into furniture, construction projects and guitars. by Alex Brown Stateline / December 20, 2022
Environment Offshore wind farming gains momentum on the West Coast Washington, Oregon and California could soon see floating turbines off their coasts. by Alex Brown Stateline / May 13, 2022
Environment Washington and other coastal states seek to limit seawall construction Protective structures can help save properties from erosion, but by blocking the natural flow of sand and sediment, they can accelerate erosion elsewhere. by Alex Brown Stateline / November 5, 2021
News Washington moves to enforce vaccine mandates, even if workers leave The state’s vaccine mandates are among the most stringent in the nation. Will other states follow? by Alex Brown Stateline / September 23, 2021
News Lost hikers rely on unpaid rescuers. That could change Colorado is preparing to pay search-and-rescue workers. Could Washington be next? by Alex Brown Stateline / September 3, 2021