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A doctor holds a stethoscope to a baby's chest.Health

2 million Washingtonians rely on a Medicaid system that’s driving away doctors and dropping new mothers

State legislators are looking to bolster key aspects of the state Medicaid system that has…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenFebruary 12, 2021
One firefighter confronts burning landscape with hoseClimateSmoky Skies Altered LivesWildfires

Overstretched wildland firefighters risk lung, heart maladies

Wildland firefighters battle increasingly long and hostile fire seasons and often rely on makeshift cloth…
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 28, 2020
ClimateSmoky Skies Altered LivesWildfires

How to Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke

Pay attention to the air quality in your area and know what different Air Quality…
Mara Kardas-Nelson
Mara Kardas-NelsonSeptember 21, 2020
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Oregon’s bedbug secrecy law — who are we protecting?

Unbelievably, the Oregon Legislature gave a blanket exemption from the Public Records Law to documentation…
Lee van der Voo
Lee van der VooJune 30, 2017
Environment

Not the most emerald city of them all?

Despite being nicknamed "the Emerald City," Seattle falls behind some other cities globally when it…
Adiel Kaplan
Adiel KaplanJune 27, 2017
Environment

Tree programs take root

With tree canopy disappearing in Seattle, the city and others have launched a number of…
Adiel Kaplan
Adiel KaplanJune 27, 2017
Environment

As more buildings go up, how many of Seattle’s trees will come down?

Denser development in Seattle seems likely to reduce the city's tree canopy, which has been…
Adiel Kaplan
Adiel KaplanJune 27, 2017
Western Exposure

Expanding access to oral health through innovation

A philosophical question: How much medical training is needed to treat patients? Some say it’s…
InvestigateWest
InvestigateWestJune 21, 2010

A year goes by fast: A big picture look as the health care debate accelerates

It’s amazing how fast a year goes by. Last May, when I met with the…
InvestigateWest
InvestigateWestMay 31, 2010
Data

Meters for homeless people? Not those kind of meters

Springfield, OR, just became the latest city to add "parking meters" to its streets as…
Rita Hibbard
Rita HibbardMay 24, 2010
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