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Environmentalists and coal interests fight it out in a small Washington State election
With national policy on climate and energy in political gridlock, the opponents are fighting in local and state trenches. That’s why money is pouring into a small county north of Seattle, where there’s a debate over a shipping terminal that would send coal to Asia.
Forest Roads Cut
Each year, the U.S. Forest Service loses millions of dollars subsidizing private timber operations in national forests. Much of the red ink is caused by a government program that builds roads into remote areas so that trees can be easily cut and trucked to mills. But the Clinton Administration will soon announce a temporary halt […]
Seattle residents wince as state makes education cuts
In Seattle, tough budget choices mean closing five schools and the pinch is being felt in some African-American neighborhoods. For more on this we are joined by Phyllis Fletcher, a reporter for KUOW, and Michele McNeil, a reporter for Education Week.