Western students hammered out demands in support of Palestine in a 2024 encampment. Here’s where things stand. Two years after Western Washington University students occupied campus to protest the university’s economic connections to Israel, Western has p... See more
Alaska cruise ships eye new fueling model out of Port of Seattle. Early this month, a mobile floating gas station of sorts pulled up alongside the towering cruise ship Star Princess at Seattle’s Pier 91 terminal. For the next eight hours the refueling cre... See more
How a local tragedy spawned a national public interest watchdog group. Remember this number: 3.3 million. That’s the total length of oil, gas and hazardous materials pipelines crisscrossing the United States, a figure greater than the length of paved road... See more
The 37th annual Shakespeare festival returns to the Pacific Northwest in June. The 2026 Bard on the Beach Festival returns to Vanier Park in Vancouver, B.C., from June 9 to Sept. 19. The festival’s 37th season features a blend of Shakespearean comedy and ... See more
State warns of drought impacts on crops and salmon. Last month, the Department of Ecology issued a statewide drought emergency declaration due to “dismal snowpack.” According to Caroline Mellor, Ecology’s drought lead, this year’s drought is not as bad at... See more
