Politics BP, oil agenda have left state, U.S. unprepared U.S. Coast Guard crews work on the Deepwater Horizon response by fredfelleman / June 9, 2010
Politics BP's record shows Northwest waters need greater protection An orca off Cherry Point by fredfelleman / August 22, 2010
Politics A step-by-step guide to Washington’s school funding problems by Kate Schimel / September 27, 2015
Environment When the wildfire season never ends When Bob Johnson, wildfire division manager for the Washington Department of Natural Resources, thinks about past fire seasons, he does so with a certain amount of nostalgia. by Kate Schimel for High Country News / September 5, 2015
Politics Should Seattle's interim superintendent stick around for good? Sharon Peaslee by Kate Schimel / December 4, 2014
6 quick fixes for Seattle's traffic woes The Solowheel: key to a traffic free future? by Samantha Larson / December 10, 2015
Environment BP's Cherry Point operations: More than a fire investigation is needed From the start, BP has underestimated the spill and failed in its responsibilities to deal with the Gulf catastrophe. by fredfelleman / March 3, 2012
Environment Standing up for salmon in Alaska's boundary waters In southeast Alaska, tribes on both sides of the border unite in opposition to a Canadian mine that threatens ancestral fish runs. by Samantha Larson / November 21, 2018
Environment What the death of WA’s carbon tax says about the future Some lessons gained from the failure of Initiative 1631. by Kate Schimel High Country News / February 6, 2019
Environment The impermanence of wonder and whales A lifelong visitor to the San Juan Islands reflects on the southern resident orcas, changing ecosystems and the passage of time. by Samantha Larson / October 29, 2018