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Reporting on the safety and well-being of individuals and communities.

EnvironmentGovernmentHealth

EPA and a Montana mining company promise action after InvestigateWest report exposes public health concerns

Previous reporting showed how regulators and the mine teamed up to rebut independent researchers By…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneMarch 17, 2023
GovernmentHealth

Despite Oregon’s high opioid abuse rates, state lawmakers struggle to improve critical drug monitoring tool

By Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest In 2009, as prescription opioid addiction rates soared, Oregon adopted…
Kaylee Tornay
Kaylee TornayMarch 16, 2023
Health

He’s in a prison cell, with no criminal conviction. Idaho put him there for mental health care.

Legislature will consider Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s proposal for a $24M secure facility — one…
Audrey Dutton
Audrey DuttonMarch 16, 2023
GovernmentHealth

State caregivers in Oregon group homes reach crisis

Staffing shortages, low pay and safety concerns burn out a Department of Human Services unit…
Ben Botkin
Ben BotkinMarch 16, 2023
EnvironmentGovernmentHealth

In a battle for truth in a small Montana mining town, newly revealed records show how the EPA sided with polluters

By Wilson Criscione / InvestigateWest  As she drove into Butte, Montana, six years ago to…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneFebruary 23, 2023
GovernmentHealth

Medical care for teens with gender dysphoria would be a felony under Idaho legislation

Bill passed the Idaho House last year, but failed in Senate By Audrey Dutton, Idaho…
Audrey Dutton
Audrey DuttonFebruary 1, 2023
GovernmentHealth

Students with disabilities face setbacks, safety risks as Oregon special education systems struggle

By Elizabeth Miller (OPB) Last year, Andrew and Sara Weith went to Glencoe Elementary School…
Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth MillerJanuary 5, 2023
Health

Report: Deaths among pregnant women in Idaho more than doubled in 2020

Only one of 11 pregnancy-related deaths reviewed by committee showed COVID as potential contributing factor…
Kelcie Moseley
Kelcie MoseleyDecember 13, 2022
GovernmentHealthInvestigative Reports

Dozens of Oregon school districts likely undercounting homeless students

Homeless students can get assistance from their schools, but unless they’re identified, they get none…
Kaylee Tornay
Kaylee TornayDecember 1, 2022
ClimateEnvironmentGovernmentHealth

Investors make a massive bet on crypto mining in a tiny NE Washington town 

California owners want to build one of the biggest operations in the country, but concerns…
Zachariah Bryan
Zachariah BryanNovember 25, 2022
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