The chemical giant settled with students, parents and staff at Sky Valley Education Center who claimed that exposure to the human-made chemicals made them seriously ill.
“How can one even imagine that your adopted country is bombing your homeland,” said a Kirkland man, 70, who hasn't heard from his family in Iran since Friday.
Problems at affordable housing for artists, including unfounded eviction notices, have shattered hopes of a creative haven and highlighted gaps in government oversight.
The executive order to evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of the data center industry follows a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation.
Anne Kirkpatrick spent most of her law enforcement career here before becoming New Orleans' police chief and now dealing with the attack on Bourbon Street.
Tax breaks to Microsoft and other Washington data centers were tied to Big Tech job promises, but lawmakers let the results stay hidden from the public.
Like Washington, other states have struggled to meet the ravenous power demands of data centers, but in some cases have take stronger steps to prepare.
A forecast from regional power planners predicts that, due to energy demands from data centers, the region will struggle unless it finds more sources of power.
The Seattle City Attorney’s Office issued a traffic infraction to the police officer who fatally struck Jaahnavi Kandula in South Lake Union last year.
The state’s probe of Northwest SOIL was prompted by reporting from The Seattle Times and ProPublica that exposed accusations of staff restraining students.
Boeing once described the river as “a natural collector” for its wastes. The Port of Seattle says the company won’t pay its fair share for the cleanup.