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    Articles by Aaron Kunkler
    Homelessness may be trending down after seven years
    Homelessness may be trending down after seven years
    By Aaron Kunkler • May 2, 2019 1:30 am

    A press release from the annual count showed a reduction in people living without a home.

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    Mercer Island faces difficult budget choices
    Mercer Island faces difficult budget choices
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 26, 2019 1:30 am

    Following the failure of Proposition 1 to pass last November, services are being cut.

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    Architectural rendering of a modular congregate shelter. Modular housing is a type of dwelling where the components are manufactured in one location, then assembled at another location. Courtesy of kingcounty.gov.
    Modular housing in King County moves ahead
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 26, 2019 1:30 am

    Small, portable housing units are being explored by the county to address homelessness.

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    Scott Barden stands next to the pit that will house the newest, and possibly final, section of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill near Maple Valley. The pit is 120 feet deep, and around another 180 feet will be built on top of it over the next decade. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    King County’s landfill is going to get bigger
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 24, 2019 7:00 pm

    A ninth cell will be built, extending its life by another decade.

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    An aircraft is pictured at King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field. Photo courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    King County wants to end deportation flights for...
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 24, 2019 6:30 pm

    Legal challenge expected from federal government.

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    Walkers rest amid the trees at Island Center Forest on Vashon Island, which is part of King County. Many trees around Western Washington are struggling, including Western hemlock on Vashon, likely from drought stress. Photo by Susie Fitzhugh
    King County forests are facing new challenges
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 18, 2019 1:30 pm

    Hot, dry summers are stressing native tree species in Western Washington.

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    Scott Barden stands at the bottom of the massive pit of the landfill’s newly-built eighth section. Work on the new section has been underway for around two years. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Committee proposes amendments to address King County trash...
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 18, 2019 11:30 am

    King County Council to vote on plan.

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    Jim Pitts stands on walkway overlooking filtration chambers at the King County South Filtration Plant in Renton. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 15, 2019 1:30 am

    King County treatment plant joins effort to counteract effects of carbon dioxide.

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    Advocates hold a rent control rally in Olympia on Feb. 27, the day before Oregon passed legislation capping rent increases and prohibiting no-cause evictions. Photo courtesy of Amy Tower/Tenants Union of Washington State
    Would rent control work in Washington?
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 6, 2019 8:30 am

    Oregon’s new law could lay the blueprint for other states

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    Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside project will replace two-pole towers with taller, single poles and four-pole towers with two poles. Photos courtesy of Puget Sound Energy
    Fight over Energize Eastside continues
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 5, 2019 1:30 am

    Community groups remain opposed to PSE’s planned system upgrade.

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    The 2015 Wolverine Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan. Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Natural Resources/Kari Greer
    Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 5, 2019 1:30 am

    Humans cause majority of fires in state

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    Courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    King County approves bargaining agreement with 60 unions
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 3, 2019 1:30 am

    Employees will receive wage increases and $500 bonus.

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    Law enforcement oversight office seeks subpoena power
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 2, 2019 4:00 pm

    Organization has been unable to investigate King County Sheriff’s Office.

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