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King Coal’s Final Fight in Washington

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King Coal’s Final Fight in Washington

The backers of Millennium Bulk Terminals, a proposed coal-export terminal in Longview, are scrambling to get on the…

Photos: Activists Besiege Anacortes Refineries, by Land and by Sea

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Photos: Activists Besiege Anacortes Refineries, by Land and by Sea

But some counter-protesters were also present.

St. James Cathedral in Seattle. Photo by Wonderlane/Flickr

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Attorneys File Six More Sex Abuse Lawsuits Against the Seattle Archdiocese

And these won’t be the only ones.

Thursday's protest came with 35 pages of demands. Courtesy of Caitlin Benstead of SEIU Local 925

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In Court and on Campus, Claims of Discrimination and Institutional Inaction Cloud UW

A discrimination trial gets a hung jury the same day students rally.

This Weekend, Anacortes Will Be Ground Zero For Climate Resistance

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This Weekend, Anacortes Will Be Ground Zero For Climate Resistance

It’s time for ShellNo 2.0: Bigger, better, and wetter.

Highway 99 closure from the Battery Street Tunnel (May 2016). Photo by Lindsey Yamada

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The Viaduct Disaster That Just Wasn’t

Searching for traffic jams, and not finding them, in a world without SR-99.

Michael Henderson, prior to the demolition of his Undersea Aviary. Photo by Sara Bernard

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Michael Henderson Has Taken Down His Magical, Out-of-Code West Seattle Creation

And he feels fine.

The Alliance for Clean Energy will not support I-732 this fall. Photo by Sara Bernard

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There Will Only Be One Carbon Tax on the Fall Ballot, But the Climate Schism Remains

“It is utter insanity for anyone who claims to care about climate change … to not be full-throatedly…

As Movement Against Standardized Testing Takes Shape, High Stakes Abound

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As Movement Against Standardized Testing Takes Shape, High Stakes Abound

Many Seattle parents, teachers, and students are joining forces to battle the assessment machine. But is this a…

In Debate Over Trans Rights, Words Are Everything

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In Debate Over Trans Rights, Words Are Everything

As anti-trans activists try to get a ballot measure passed, disputes are arising over how exactly it should…

How Seattle Is Giving Wage Laws Some Teeth

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How Seattle Is Giving Wage Laws Some Teeth

April 1 marked the first anniversary of Seattle’s minimum-wage and wage-theft ordinances; both officially took effect on April…

Forest Steward Peter Donahue looking over the chunk of land he stewards. Photo by Sara Bernard

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A Forest Steward Faces Off Against Homeowners Fighting to Maintain Their Grand Views

On a drizzly Monday morning, Peter Donahue trudges through the slick, squelching mud of the Mount Baker Community…

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A Brief History of the Seattle Weekly Distribution Box

Every Wednesday at 2 p.m., a middle-aged white man in a black Porsche SUV takes every single Seattle…

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Is the Charter School Fix a Fix?

On March 10, lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill aimed at salvaging the 2012 charter-school law that the state…

Michael Henderson has turned his West Seattle backyard into a giant playground. But neighbors, and the city, say it’s in violation. Photos by Sara Bernard

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In West Seattle, a Yard That’s Magical, Whimsical, and Not Up to Code

Out of a small backyard in a cheery West Seattle neighborhood near California Avenue Southwest and Southwest Charlestown…

Fremont resident Sandra Martin explains how being an Airbnb host helps her pay her mortgage at a press conference Thursday. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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Seattle is growing like mad, and rents are skyrocketing… as everyone knows.And

Seattle is growing like mad, and rents are skyrocketing… as everyone knows. And one of the many questions…

Hollow Earth studio is located in the Central District, and is "on the air" online now. Photo by Sara Bernard

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 Art by Brian Dionisi It’s Tuesday night at Hollow Earth’s headquarters, a funky,

Art by Brian Dionisi It’s Tuesday night at Hollow Earth’s headquarters, a funky, cluttered, two-room studio space at…

It’s Tuesday night at Hollow Earth’s headquarters, a funky, cluttered, two-room studio

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It’s Tuesday night at Hollow Earth’s headquarters, a funky, cluttered, two-room studio

It’s Tuesday night at Hollow Earth’s headquarters, a funky, cluttered, two-room studio space at 20th Avenue and East…

Photo by Gage Skidmore

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Calling all radicals, politicos, lefter-than-left-wingers, and progressives, aka Seattleites! If you’re tuned

Calling all radicals, politicos, lefter-than-left-wingers, and progressives, aka Seattleites! If you’re tuned in and civic-minded, but like to…

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The five climate activists on trial for setting up a blockade in

The five climate activists on trial for setting up a blockade in an Everett rail yard for eight…