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Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests

Government

Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests

Joseph Winters / Grist April 18, 2022

St. Luke’s downtown Boise hospital was on lockdown and diverted patients to other health facilities for about an hour, after

State of Democracy

Idaho extremists target judges, prosecutors, health workers in doxxing campaigns

Audrey Dutton / Idaho Capital Sun April 14, 2022

Oregon has approved the use of this species, Psilocybe cubensis, in its psilocybin program.

Government

Oregon’s psilocybin program stands on thousands of years of indigenous experience

Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle April 14, 2022

Gabriel Muñoz poses for a portrait in Yakima on April 11, 2022. Muñoz, who grew up in Wapato, ran for a Senate seat in the

State of Democracy

What the fight for a Latino voting district means for Central WA politics

Yakima County, a hotbed for voting rights cases, is at the center of yet more lawsuits after a messy state redistricting process.

Mai Hoang / Cascade PBS April 12, 2022

Rancher Edward Bartell stands by a fence blocking access to the Thacker Pass mine site outside of Orovada, Nevada, on March

Indigenous Affairs

Green energy's hidden costs spark opposition

Proposed lithium mine in Nevada would damage ancestral lands, critics say

Chris Aadland / Underscore Native News & ICT April 6, 2022

The Kayenta solar farms on the Navajo Nation, shown here in 2019, span 365 acres and produce 55 megawatts of power that

Indigenous Affairs

Tribes look to renewable energy to power jobs of the future

From Florida to Alaska, tribes seek to harness energy from sun, wind and water

Ted McDermott April 5, 2022

Two renowned media innovators join InvestigateWest’s board of directors

Newsroom Announcements

Two renowned media innovators join InvestigateWest’s board of directors

InvestigateWest April 5, 2022

Candidates and their families watch names scroll across three large screens in the Oregon House chamber on Tuesday, March 8,

State of Democracy

Rise in nonaffiliated voters spurs push to open Oregon primaries

Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle April 5, 2022

A special report, “At the Crossroads: State of the Economy in Indian Country,” was produced through a collaboration with the

Indigenous Affairs

At the Crossroads: State of the Economy in Indian Country

‘Stealth’ economy for tribes hides billions of dollars in jobs, growth and revenue for rural communities

Mark Trahant / ICT April 3, 2022

Looking south past South Jackson Street, these sections of the International District and Beacon Hill to the east of the

Public Health

Redlining's enduring impact shows up in WA pollution disparity

New research out of UW suggests historic, racist lending practices still affect inequitable exposure to hazardous pollution today.

Hannah Weinberger / Cascade PBS April 2, 2022

Moving power is a big job. It’s about to get bigger.

Climate

One big detail could derail Northwest’s clean-energy goals

Inability to get renewable energy from producers to users has planners worried about meeting mandates

John Harrison / Columbia Insight March 29, 2022

Meseret Haile displays a photo of her son Leoul. Leoul, who has special needs, is in a facility in Kansas because Washington

Education

Lawmakers hope to end Washington’s practice of shipping special-needs students out of state

State senator calls for joint session to address the issue, prompted by InvestigateWest reporting

Wilson Criscione March 23, 2022

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