Idaho leaders urged to address systemic failures following prison abuse reports
InvestigateWest reporters uncovered years of sexual abuse by women’s prison guards prompting calls for independent investigation
Wildfires
Can U.S. health authorities learn from BC’s experience with wildfire smoke?
British Columbia health specialists are ahead of their counterparts in the U.S. when it comes to anticipating sicknesses resulting from wildfire smoke.
Government, employers do little to protect outdoor workers from smoke
Government and employers do little to protect outdoor laborer such as farmworkers, mail carriers and construction crews from the effects of wildfire smoke.
Exposure to heat and wildfire smoke may harm babies, unborn infants
New research indicates that exposure to heat and other forms of pollution during pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth and low birth weight.
How much smoke is too much? And... comparisons to Beijing are tricky
Health researchers know that wildfire smoke is bad for everyone and have an idea which groups of people are most vulnerable.
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.