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Washington
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Ellen Kuwana’s quest to feed Seattle’s frontline workers
The founder of We Got This Seattle on what keeps her going, six months into the pandemic.
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How racism adversely affects wildlife, too
New research exposes how systemic racism physically alters ecosystems for the worse.
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Seattle is now providing drug treatment over the phone
Experts support the change and hope it will endure past the pandemic.
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A Washington town isolated from the U.S. is now cut off from Canada, too
COVID-19 border closures have curtailed the international routines of the tiny town of Point Roberts.
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COVID-19 is complicating Seattle’s response to wildfire smoke
What happens when one public health threat compounds the risks of another?
Posted inAugust 1, 2020: Infectious Ideologies
Food insecurities exposed by COVID-19 in Washington
A task force addresses weaknesses and inequities in the food system.
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A really strong net helps save Puget Sound’s black bears
As human population increases, encounters with bears have become more common.
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How can we protect silence?
As more people push into once-remote areas, truly quiet spots are increasingly scarce.
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Activists push for Black land ownership in Seattle
Protests over racial equity prompt investments in the city’s Black community.
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Where does Pride fit in a time of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter?
For organizers and participants, this is a chance to return to the roots of Pride — a fight for equity.
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A Seattle tattoo artist turns to essential work:Â transporting the dead
After her shop closed, Jessica Henry found a way to be of service during the pandemic helping others with life’s passing.
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Alliance transcends boundaries to conserve cougars
Tribes of Washington and researchers work together to strengthen the relationship between cougars and the land.
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Seattle volunteers look out for Black Lives Matter demonstrators
As protests continue, mutual aid networks have sprouted up to provide food, medical assistance and rides home.
Posted inJuly 1, 2020: 'I am here fighting for my life and future children'
How a Washington ski patrol learned to unionize
When Vail Resorts added Stevens Pass to its empire, ski patrollers feared becoming fungible parts in a corporate machine. So they organized.
Posted inJune 1, 2020: Dissent at a Distance
COVID hollars; Gok’s uncertainty; best friend graffiti
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Catching a band of wildlife killers
How a bounty of digital evidence led to the downfall of one of the nation’s deadliest poaching crews.
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Whales are left to themselves as watchers stay at home
There are pros and cons to COVID-19’s impact on whales — less boat traffic, but also less research.
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On the deep human need to be outside
The isolation of COVID-19 has made the outdoors even more important.
Posted inJuly 1, 2020: 'I am here fighting for my life and future children'
Will COVID-19 help save small slaughterhouses?
As laborers for the Big Four meatpackers fall ill, small slaughterhouses see unprecedented demand.