Audit finds Washington agency failed to respond in time to vulnerable adult safety concerns
As Washington Adult Protective Services works through a backlog of reports, investigators struggled to hit deadlines
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.
Poisoned ground: Dealing with Washington’s legacy of pesticides
A new program is helping developers and landowners clean up former orchard lands once doused with dangerous lead arsenate
One home, many generations: Washington vaccine priority addresses COVID risk among families
'Inside-the-home transmission is what has been killing so many older people of color'
Allowing doctors to act when pregnancies go wrong
Legislation would ensure doctors at Catholic hospitals could offer medically necessary abortions when emergencies arise
Climbing prescription prices have Washington state looking to get into the drug business
Responding to federal inaction on pharmaceutical costs, lawmakers appear poised to give state broad authority to buy or make generic drugs — and to get them to everyone
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 seen enrollment jump 11% during the pandemic and now insures 2 million Washingtonians.
How have wildfires affected you? Tell us your story
InvestigateWest is seeking out survivors of wildfires who are willing to take a 15-minute survey on how they are faring now.
As COVID-19 upends wildland firefighting, Pacific Northwest forests poised for conflagration
With nearly triple the usual number of wildfires this year, Washington and Oregon are set to have the worst summer fire forecasts in the nation.
