Complaint against WA Rep. Tarra Simmons alleges misuse of $30,000 in campaign funds
It’s the third ethics complaint filed against her in recent months
Developers’ tree-cutting pace surges under contested Seattle tree protection ordinance
Mayor Harrell promised law would get Seattle “back on track,” but new street-tree planting data raises doubts
Seattle claims to ‘protect’ hundreds of trees that were never threatened
Analysis shows fewer than 3% of “protected” trees were actually preserved under the city’s controversial 2023 ordinance
The crucial ingredients for decarbonizing an economy, and safeguarding a region
Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions for Washington, Oregon and British Columbia
A Thin Green Line with Global Impact
During a decade when Cascadia's governments flouted their carbon emissions goals, activists fighting fossil fuel exports exceeded their wildest expectations.
