In the eight Washington counties with the largest share of potential Latino voters, Hispanic-sounding names…
Joy BorkholderFebruary 15, 2021
Arnold Ventures’ core mission is to invest in evidence-based solutions that maximize opportunity and minimize…
InvestigateWestFebruary 5, 2021
Despite pandemic budget crunch, push is on in Olympia to resurrect urban forestry effort killed…
Levi PulkkinenJanuary 26, 2021
Washington state’s redoubled climate goals and fresh action plan revive hope to cut emissions. But…
Peter FairleyJanuary 25, 2021
Activists in Cascadia blocked nearly every effort to use the region's ports to expand the…
Robert McClureJanuary 18, 2021
Despite a decade of policy promises, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia failed to reduce carbon…
Peter FairleyJanuary 11, 2021
Washington state lawmakers are considering new restrictions on armed groups operating in public.
Katie HayesJanuary 8, 2021
A yearlong reporting initiative launched in January 2021, this series explores the path to low-carbon…
InvestigateWestJanuary 7, 2021
Inadequately treated human waste from 79 sewage treatment plants is an important and growing cause…
Allegra AbramoDecember 7, 2020
Washington misses its deadline to bring foster kids home from troubled out-of-state group facilities
When a Michigan boy died in May after being restrained by employees at a Sequel…
Rachel NielsenDecember 2, 2020
Washington foster youths recount mistreatment at out-of-state Sequel Youth & Family Services facilities. Advocates appeal…
Rachel NielsenDecember 2, 2020
Paramilitary organizations are illegal in Washington and many other states. Despite the rise in paramilitary…
Katie HayesNovember 2, 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
The Trump administration has bottled up at least 46 studies by government energy researchers detailing…
Peter FairleyOctober 26, 2020
InvestigateWest today announced that the organization has received a $100,000 gift from local philanthropists Lisa…
InvestigateWestOctober 22, 2020
In Washington state, nearly 1 million homes sit near forests threatened by seasonal wildfires. And…
Levi PulkkinenOctober 19, 2020
As wildfires increasingly become the norm, farmworkers work in hazardous smoke conditions up and down…
Mara Kardas-NelsonOctober 6, 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
