Tag: Washington state
Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
Our richest can move to avoid taxes. But can they hide?
Washington is contemplating a state wealth tax, a levy that would cost Jeff Bezos.
After dam removal, Washington state tribe fishes for salmon on Elwha...
For the first time in more than a hundred years, members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe are fishing for coho salmon on the free-flowing river.
Washington state AG sues EPA for repealing state’s water quality standards,...
“Trump’s EPA cannot change important water quality protections at the whim of industry interests. It’s not only disruptive to Washington’s environmental efforts over the past two years, it’s a clear violation of the Clean Water Act.
Wildfires choke Washington State’s air, delaying flights and trash collection
"Wildfire smoke has the potential to significantly impact air quality, as we've seen over the past few summers."
Supreme Court affirms Native American treaty rights to harvest salmon
The decision upholds 19th century promises and should increase the number of fish for everyone.
Rolling Up Some Common Sense with Willie Nelson
With legalization in some states, the prohibition on marijuana has ended and Willie Nelson is leading the way for weed quality and social responsibility with his own brand.
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The sadistic MAGA Trump Death Spiral twists and turns – a fierce test for...
Motto for the Trump gang could well be J. Robert Oppenheimer’s chilling admission, “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”
Bulldozers begin clearing ground for border barriers inside Big Bend National Park
Homeland Security set aside the National Park Service Organic Act, the Endangered Species Act and dozens of other laws to authorize the work, and a court challenge to that waiver is pending.
Court filings describe a Homeland Security operation that infiltrated Minnesota unions and churches
Agents subpoenaed years of bank and payment records from the Sunrise Movement and two national unions, none of which has been charged with a crime.
Former police officer sentenced to federal prison for using excessive force
“The actions of Mr. Maynard are disturbing and violate the trust placed in him by the community.”
Paper Tiger: the Failure of America’s Trillion Dollar War Machine
The United States has burned through a third of its stand-off missile stocks against a country that spends two percent of what it does, losing at least four F-15s, an F-35 and 24 Reaper drones in the process.