Washington courts rarely discipline guardians ad litem accused of misconduct in custody cases
Minimal oversight of court investigators makes it difficult for parents to challenge flawed reports without risking damage to their cases
Climate
An electric future? Natural gas proponents won’t go without a fight
Even a green city like Bellingham has learned it’s not easy to cap demand for fossil fuel.
Biochar ambassadors hope to save the Methow
Couple launches a nonprofit project to improve forest health, limit fires and capture carbon.
Can the West learn to share renewable power?
Insights: Proponents of a heftier, coordinated grid assess its importance — and barriers to their visions.
A stronger electricity grid is crucial to cutting carbon. Does that make it green?
Three viewpoints: A proposal to lay cables beneath the Columbia River is met with skepticism from an Indigenous activist and the river’s advocates.
10 jobs that will help shape a zero-emissions future
An economy based on healing the climate could spawn new livelihoods across Cascadia.
Seed the North: Fighting Climate Change, One Sprout at a Time
Can an innovative approach to reforestation take root in British Columbia?
Can Oregon Democrats learn from B.C.’s conservative-backed carbon tax?
After two years of defeat in Salem, carbon pricing still lacks support from business and rural interests.
Cleaning Up What Can't Plug In
Cascadia needs cleaner fuels to start decarbonizing heavy vehicles and industry. That means pushing biofuels to the max, and more.
Why Renewable Electricity Powers Decarbonization — and Pays Off
Plugging in more stuff can slash Cascadia’s climate-warming emissions at modest cost. But that means moving much faster.
Climate-friendly fuels again face a Democrat’s opposition in Olympia
For third time, lawmakers hope to restrict greenhouse gases escaping tailpipes