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    In this 2019 file photo, Puget Sound Energy product development manager John Dooley stands in front of one of four units at the Glacier Battery Storage Project in northwest Washington state. The project can provide power to the small town of Glacier for around two hours if needed. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    What will a green WA electric grid look...
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 10, 2020 3:05 pm

    It will require a lot more coordination, but will be more resilient.

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    Study: Nonprofits struggle amid pandemic
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 8, 2020 1:45 pm

    Nonprofits around the state are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic, according to a new study by the…

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    A King County Sheriff’s Office photo of the crawlspace in which Urbano Velazquez was hiding when a K-9 unit was used. Sound Publishing file photo
    King County settles $2 million dog bite lawsuit
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 1, 2020 12:03 pm

    The county agreed to pay $100,000 after being sued after a 2016 K-9 unit arrest.

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    Contributed by the Society for Conservation Biology 
A map showing the locations where plants have gone extinct in the U.S. and Canada since European settlers arrived.
    Study: 65 plant species have gone extinct in...
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 1, 2020 11:55 am

    More than 65 species of plants have gone extinct in the U.S. and Canada since European colonization, according to a…

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Snow Lake, located near Snoqualmie Pass in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
    Washington releases new forest plan
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 25, 2020 1:30 am

    It outlines ways the state will protect and maintain forest health.

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    Chris Fagan trekking across Antarctica in 2014. Contributed by Chris Fagan
    South Pole or Bust
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 23, 2020 12:40 pm

    The story of a North Bend couple who trekked across Antarctica.

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    All King County charter amendments are passing
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 3, 2020 8:20 pm

    Voters are approving an appointed sheriff along with other measures.

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    Aaron Kunkler/staff photoAlvin Sweet is a resident of Martin Court in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. Martin Court is a former motel which was transformed into a supportive housing complex two decades ago. New funding from King County’s Health through Housing ordinance could expand this type of program across the county.
    King County wants to buy motels for emergency,...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 27, 2020 11:45 am

    The concept has proven results in addressing homelessness.

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    King County 2020 unemployment numbers. Source: Washington State Employment Security Department
    Boeing, coronavirus likely to impact King County economy
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 21, 2020 3:00 pm

    Unemployment remained high in September.

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    State extends moratorium on some electric, gas shutoffs
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 8, 2020 10:50 am

    Investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities in WA can’t disconnect customers through April.

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    A Sept. 10 satellite image shows smoke from U.S. wildfires blanketing the majority of the West Coast. (European Space Agency)
    University of Washington professors talk climate change, U.S.-China...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 6, 2020 12:10 pm

    Downside for climate policy supporters is it can risk alienating moderate or right-leaning voters.

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    Sightseers at a Snoqualmie Falls viewpoint adjacent to the Salish Lodge & Spa on Feb. 19, 2020. Natalie DeFord/staff photo
    25 COVID cases linked to Salish Lodge
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 1, 2020 1:30 am

    Public Health is urging anyone who visited the lodge to monitor for symptoms or get tested.

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    High speed rail and hub cities explored in Cascadia Corridor study
    High speed rail and hub cities explored in...
    By Aaron Kunkler • September 22, 2020 1:30 pm

    A new paper outlines a potential plan for the region.

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