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
Opinion Seattle survey wants to know: How do you feel about public safety? To address the polarizing issue of crime and public safety, the Seattle Public Safety Survey needs your participation. by Jacqueline B. Helfgott & William S. Parkin / October 19, 2021
Opinion Background checks give false sense of security at airports We would be better off reducing our emphasis on someone's past and looking to broader security concepts that operate more fairly. by Jacqueline B. Helfgott / August 16, 2018
Politics To fix the ferry system, sell those boats How are we going to keep the state's ferries afloat? by Scott St. Clair / January 20, 2011
Equity Seniority-based layoffs at Seattle Schools may be crumbling Olga Addae, SEA president, at the rally by Scott St. Clair / June 9, 2009