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

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Bill to ban toxic flame retardants could fizzle for fifth time

Despite broad agreement, the bill could be derailed over arguments over who gets to pick…
Allegra Abramo
Allegra AbramoFebruary 4, 2016
A protected bike lane on Second Ave. in downtown Seattle.Health

With wary eye on trucks, bikers seek safety on city streets

On a July afternoon in New Orleans last year, Philip Geeck was riding his bicycle…
Bridget Huber
Bridget HuberJuly 1, 2015
Health

State health officials critical of Seattle Schools’ air-pollution report

After the school building was featured in several 2013 stories by KING 5 and InvestigateWest,…
Chris Ingalls
Chris IngallsMarch 26, 2015
Health

Senior centers lag behind Alzheimer’s rising tide in Oregon

The story of Art and Sue Martin matters because increasingly Oregonians will have to pay…
Jason Alcorn
Jason AlcornOctober 23, 2014
Health

NPR’s Here and Now Airs Reporting on Portable Classrooms

Take a listen to Ashley Ahearn's reporting as she first tells about the problems associated…
InvestigateWest
InvestigateWestMay 22, 2014
Health

School Districts Explore Solutions For Excessive Portable Classroom Use

Third-grade teacher Nancy Avery helps her class during reading time. Avery taught in a portable…
May 9, 2014
Health

States Put No Limits On Use Of Portable Classrooms

Workers at Blazer Industries push a half-built portable classroom out the door of the modular…
May 8, 2014
Health

‘They Have To Go’: The Environmental And Health Costs Of Portable Classrooms

"It’s dark. It’s dank. And when it’s that kind of an atmosphere, it sets a…
Kim Drury
Kim DruryMay 7, 2014
Health

Video: Sick of Portables

What portable classrooms mean for student health and the environment and why school districts keep…
InvestigateWest
InvestigateWestMay 7, 2014
Health

Despite Increasing Death Toll, Push Is On To Open More Public Roads to ATVs

For a disabled kid found abandoned on a street corner in China at age 4,…
Bridget Huber
Bridget HuberApril 11, 2014
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