The Trump administration has bottled up at least 46 studies by government energy researchers detailing…
Peter FairleyOctober 26, 2020
Within the last decade, state regulators across the country have accused many for-profit secondhand stores…
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
By Francesca Lyman/InvestigateWest Charities like Goodwill and Salvation Army have traditionally dominated the $10 billion…
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
The growth of for-profit thrift stores like Value Village Atlanta is expanding nationwide. The surge…
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
Researchers estimate that nearly every American is exposed to wildfire smoke each year, even if…
Mara Kardas-NelsonOctober 1, 2020
Wildland firefighters battle increasingly long and hostile fire seasons and often rely on makeshift cloth…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 28, 2020
Despite back-to-back wildfires, Washington’s Methow Valley got no federal disaster mental-health support. So locals did…
Molly TaftSeptember 23, 2020
Disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes and flooding, are intensifying as climate change accelerates. Already, the U.S.…
Dean RussellSeptember 23, 2020
Disasters are stressful. Our warming world keeps adding fuel to the fires — and floods…
Jamie Smith HopkinsSeptember 23, 2020
Editor's note: Wildfires are growing in frequency and intensity, threatening our landscape, our lifestyle and…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
Editor's note: Wildfires are growing in frequency and intensity, threatening our landscape, our lifestyle and…
InvestigateWestSeptember 21, 2020
Pay attention to the air quality in your area and know what different Air Quality…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
While mounting evidence suggests that wildfire smoke is bad for all humans, not everyone is…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
British Columbia health specialists are ahead of their counterparts in the U.S. when it comes…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
Government and employers do little to protect outdoor laborer such as farmworkers, mail carriers and…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
New research indicates that exposure to heat and other forms of pollution during pregnancy increases…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
Wildfires are growing in frequency and intensity, threatening our landscape, our lifestyle and our health.…
InvestigateWestSeptember 21, 2020
Health researchers know that wildfire smoke is bad for everyone and have an idea which…
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
The number of times that state child-welfare workers housed foster children overnight in government offices…
Rachel NielsenSeptember 7, 2020
In 2018, Washington voters passed an initiative that made it easier to prosecute police officers…
Jason BuchAugust 25, 2020
In 2018, Trump appointees short-circuited U.S. grid modernization to help the coal industry by suppressing…
Peter FairleyAugust 20, 2020
With COVID-19 spreading into Washington’s system of foster care group homes, operators of the facilities…
Rachel NielsenAugust 14, 2020
As Seattle became the decade's fastest-growing big city in America, residents have seen more tree…
Jenny CunninghamJuly 9, 2020
Undocumented workers, especially in the transportation, construction and service industries, have been hit hard by…
Jason BuchJune 23, 2020
Dear Friends, So much has been said, posted, and shared in the past week, and…
InvestigateWestJune 9, 2020
InvestigateWest is seeking out survivors of wildfires who are willing to take a 15-minute survey…
Dean RussellJune 4, 2020
Young adults in the foster care system, who are disproportionately people of color, were already…
Rachel NielsenJune 3, 2020
With nearly triple the usual number of wildfires this year, Washington and Oregon are set…
Levi PulkkinenJune 1, 2020
A personal letter from InvestigateWest's new executive director, addressing the challenges ahead and what InvestigateWest…
InvestigateWestMay 18, 2020
