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ClimateEnvironmentWatchdog

Outdated sewage treatment is suffocating fish in Puget Sound

Inadequately treated human waste from 79 sewage treatment plants is an important and growing cause…
Allegra Abramo
Allegra AbramoDecember 7, 2020
Foster CareWatchdog

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 Nielsen
Rachel NielsenDecember 2, 2020
Foster CareWatchdog

Washington foster kids detail abuse at Sequel group homes

Washington foster youths recount mistreatment at out-of-state Sequel Youth & Family Services facilities. Advocates appeal…
Rachel Nielsen
Rachel NielsenDecember 2, 2020
Watchdog

Laws banning private armies go unenforced in Washington

Paramilitary organizations are illegal in Washington and many other states. Despite the rise in paramilitary…
Katie Hayes
Katie HayesNovember 2, 2020
Investigative ReportsWatchdog

Regulators crack down on misleading thrift operations

Within the last decade, state regulators across the country have accused many for-profit secondhand stores…
Francesca Lyman
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
Investigative ReportsWatchdog

There’s big business in thrift

By Francesca Lyman/InvestigateWest Charities like Goodwill and Salvation Army have traditionally dominated the $10 billion…
Francesca Lyman
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
Investigative ReportsWatchdog

Profiting from thrift: Who’s getting rich off your secondhand stuff?

The growth of for-profit thrift stores like Value Village Atlanta is expanding nationwide. The surge…
Francesca Lyman
Francesca LymanOctober 30, 2020
ClimateEnvironmentInvestigative ReportsWatchdog

Trump administration buries dozens of clean energy studies

The Trump administration has bottled up at least 46 studies by government energy researchers detailing…
Peter Fairley
Peter FairleyOctober 26, 2020
ClimateSmoky Skies Altered LivesWatchdogWildfires

As wildfire smoke seeps indoors, is government doing enough to respond?

Editor's note: Wildfires are growing in frequency and intensity, threatening our landscape, our lifestyle and…
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
ClimateSmoky Skies Altered LivesWatchdogWildfires

Can U.S. health authorities learn from BC’s experience with wildfire smoke?

British Columbia health specialists are ahead of their counterparts in the U.S. when it comes…
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
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