“There can be many layers of middle players involved,” Western State’s Spiegel added.While California installed its oil transparency bill this year, that state has some advantages over Washington in setting up such...

Safe Harbor’s rocky start in Washington exposes a key question that state actors are still struggling to answer: “If we’re not arresting kids, great — but then what?” Benke said.  ‘These are victims’...

Tackling homelessnessHomelessness has long been a critical election issue for other communities such as Seattle and Spokane. However, increasing unsheltered homelessness — which has become more visible in downtown Yakima — has...

The statements, which were posted anonymously, call out the school’s principal, Chris Thomas, for ignoring concerns about student and staff safety. The statements are anonymous due to teachers’ and parents’ fears of...

In other words, a sewage plant with excessively high nutrient levels in its discharges has to trim its levels to a specific concentration with its own equipment before it can buy credits...

McVicars, who declared that “the statements I have made are factual and can be supported with documentation upon request,” did not respond to repeated requests for the documentation (and for comment). The...

“The School Board’s expectation is that the district takes any allegation of abuse and sexual misconduct seriously and fully investigates any allegation,” said Pete Miller, the board’s president, in a written statement...

Currently the department is auctioning allowances for corporations emitting large amounts of pollution, including through smokestacks or tailpipes. Such allowances are auctioned quarterly among the state’s largest emitters, such as oil refineries,...