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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

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Committee proposes amendments to address King County trash dilemma

King County Council to vote on plan.

Jim Pitts stands on walkway overlooking filtration chambers at the King County South Filtration Plant in Renton. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?

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

Would rent control work in Washington?

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Would rent control work in Washington?

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

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

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Fight over Energize Eastside continues

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

The 2015 Wolverine Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan. Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Natural Resources/Kari Greer

Northwest

Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019

Humans cause majority of fires in state

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King County approves bargaining agreement with 60 unions

Employees will receive wage increases and $500 bonus.

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Law enforcement oversight office seeks subpoena power

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

A look inside the King County Juvenile Detention Center. File photo

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King County is still using solitary confinement on juveniles

Report on solitary confinement shows the county is not honoring its agreement.

A man addresses the King County Council during a public hearing March 20 at New Life Church in Renton. He presented bags filled with what he said was hazardous materials dropped on his property by bald eagles. Another speaker made similar claims. Haley Ausbun/staff photo

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Locals show support for King County waste to energy plant

Public hearing on landfill’s future was held March 20 in Renton.

Students walk out of class for Youth Climate Strike

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Students walk out of class for Youth Climate Strike

Nationwide action to draw attention to climate change took place March 15.

The Cedar Hills Regional Landfill is the only active landfill in King County. It will operate until at least 2028. It has been in operation since the 1960s. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Waste study puts numbers behind King County trash alternatives

County has one remaining landfill located near Maple Valley, and it’s nearing capacity

Eastside church sues state on International Women’s Day to overturn abortion coverage

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Eastside church sues state on International Women’s Day to overturn abortion coverage

The lawsuit was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is classified as a hate group by Southern…

Protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 23, 2019. wikimedia/Voice of America

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Local activists push back against intervention in Venezuelan crisis

Anti-war group Answer Coalition plans protest March 16 at Seattle Central College

It’s official: Inslee is running

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It’s official: Inslee is running

Washington’s governor will make climate change a key component of his campaign

Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate change

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Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate change

From rising sea levels and crop failures to dying forests and fish, Washington state is struggling

King County charter update targets police oversight, elections, council size

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King County charter update targets police oversight, elections, council size

A commission is reviewing the county’s charter and will make recommendations by May.

According to King County’s Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) annual report, Seattle had the highest rate of people using services at 36 percent of the total, followed by 31 percent from South King County, 18 percent from the greater Eastside, and 7 percent from north county including Shoreline.

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Study shows King County’s treatment funding is making progress

A document on the county’s .1 percent health sales tax was accepted Wednesday by the county council.

Somali community faces SeaTac displacement

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Somali community faces SeaTac displacement

Proposed redevelopment threatens the heart of the Somali business community.

King County cities attract development with tax exemption

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King County cities attract development with tax exemption

Bellevue and Issaquah are among Eastside cities that use exemption as an incentive

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Business

Puget Sound companies join to create middle-income housing

Several are the same companies that opposed Seattle’s head tax last year.