Lawmakers could look at more than a dozen climate proposals addressing carbon reduction and other…
John StangJanuary 11, 2022
The West’s largest green energy storage project would destroy a Yakama sacred site. Now, the…
Sarah SaxJanuary 5, 2022
The Washington State Patrol this month announced a study had found “no systemic agency bias”…
Jason BuchDecember 29, 2021
Back in the spring, Jessica Heavner was feeling anxious. She had a new accounting job…
Joy BorkholderDecember 22, 2021
Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions for Washington, Oregon and British Columbia…
InvestigateWestDecember 15, 2021
With farms, ranches and rural communities facing historic drought, a worrying trend leads to a…
Columbia InsightDecember 14, 2021
Although the Central Washington city's car culture reigns, intentional planning in similar small cities might…
Mai HoangDecember 13, 2021
Barbara Risman has studied gender, family, and work for about 40 years. In child care,…
Joy BorkholderDecember 12, 2021
Climate-warming pollution is rising in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Action in 2022 can get…
Peter FairleyDecember 8, 2021
InvestigateWest asked several dozen activists, experts, government officials, and business and labor leaders what can…
Peter FairleyDecember 8, 2021
By Lizz Giordano / Crosscut This report is contributed by Crosscut, a partner in InvestigateWest’s…
Lizz GiordanoNovember 18, 2021
It’s hard to get an economy moving again when almost half of your potential workers…
Joy BorkholderNovember 17, 2021
Acting on international calls to freeze fossil fuel infrastructure, citizen activists working with environmental justice…
Peter FairleyNovember 10, 2021
InvestigateWest today announced it has received a second $100,000 gift from local philanthropists Lisa Mennet…
InvestigateWestNovember 10, 2021
In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like…
Joy BorkholderNovember 2, 2021
An update: How bias may subject Latino ballots to greater scrutiny Most states expanded access…
Joy BorkholderOctober 22, 2021
