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Dolores Huerta speaks at a podium at Washington State University. She wears a black shirt and a turquoise jacket.

Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta speaks at WSU

Lauren Paterson April 5, 2023

Dolores Huerta spoke about her years of activism at the WSU Pullman campus April 3. (Credit: College Assistance Migrant Program) Listen (Runtime 1:07) Read Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta spoke… Continue Reading Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta speaks at WSU

Tacoma Art Museum employees have been organizing and rallying for recognition of their workers' union for months. On Friday, March 31, committee members met with the museum board of trustees, during which no decisions were made. Photo by Lauren Gallup.

Tacoma Art Museum workers still in limbo over union decision

Lauren Gallup April 4, 2023

The Tacoma Art Museum Workers United committee is still in limbo after a special meeting March 31 with the museum’s board of trustees. The board did not announce a decision on whether to recognize the workers’ union.
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A skier in a red and white jacket and black pants skis on a trail covered in snow. The field is covered in snow. There is a red building in the middle-distance with hay under it and a gray building across the trail. The background has snowy hills with evergreen trees on them.

Conservation group hopes to protect habitats, skiing and affordable housing in WA’s Methow Valley

Courtney Flatt April 3, 2023

A cross country skier follows a trail on the Sunny M Ranch property in the Methow Valley. The Methow Conservancy hopes to purchase the land this summer. Credit: Courtney Flatt… Continue Reading Conservation group hopes to protect habitats, skiing and affordable housing in WA’s Methow Valley

Padres que trabajan en el campo necesitan más recursos para afrontar incendios forestales

Johanna Bejarano March 31, 2023

Trabajadores agrícolas del centro de Washington y sus familias necesitan más información para protegerse del humo, opciones asequibles para el cuidado de sus hijos y otros recursos que los ayuden a estar preparados ante futuros eventos de humo. Continue Reading Padres que trabajan en el campo necesitan más recursos para afrontar incendios forestales

Study: farmworking parents need more resources to cope with wildfire seasons

Johanna Bejarano March 31, 2023

Farmworkers’ families in Central Washington need more smoke safety information, accessible childcare, and other resources to be prepared for future smoke events. Those are the results of a recent study where researchers asked parents how they cope with wildfire seasons. Continue Reading Study: farmworking parents need more resources to cope with wildfire seasons

People wearing coats and jeans are gathered in front of a stone building holding picket signs. Someone is kneeling over a poster on the ground as they draw out a message.

Washington community and technical colleges to stage walkout April 11

Lauren Paterson March 31, 2023

American Federation of Teachers members picket for more investment in community and technical colleges at the Capitol sundial. (Credit: Cortney Marabetta / AFT) Listen (Runtime 00:56) Read Students, faculty and… Continue Reading Washington community and technical colleges to stage walkout April 11

Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency website

Organización sin ánimo de lucro pide a EPA investigar a Agencia Regional de Aire Limpio de Yakima

Johanna Bejarano March 30, 2023

La organización sin ánimo de lucro Friends of Toppenish Creek está pidiendo a la Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente de EE.UU. (EPA por sus siglas en inglés) que reabra una queja contra la Agencia Regional de Aire Limpio de Yakima (YRCAA en inglés). Continue Reading Organización sin ánimo de lucro pide a EPA investigar a Agencia Regional de Aire Limpio de Yakima

A photo of the marquee outside the Tacoma Opera's premiere of the Tacoma Method opera shows a green rimmed marquee with the word "Rialto" in large block letters. There are office buildings in the background and the signs hangs above a street. In the far background is a blue sky with bright, white clouds.

Tacoma Method Opera tells history from a new perspective

Lauren Gallup March 30, 2023

That history tends to repeat itself, especially when people don’t learn lessons from the past, is the guiding sentiment for Teresa Pan-Hosley in her work as the president of the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation. This organization is solely dedicated to reconciling the dark history of the Chinese expulsion from Tacoma in 1885. Continue Reading Tacoma Method Opera tells history from a new perspective

Idaho OPE: direct care workers need better wages

Rachel Sun March 30, 2023

Idaho’s direct care workforce isn’t being paid enough to sustain the needs of people with disabilities and seniors, according to a February report by the Legislature’s Office of Performance Evaluations. Continue Reading Idaho OPE: direct care workers need better wages

A woman sits on a brown horse. She wears a bright blue t-shirt, a black cowboy hat and blue jeans. The horse is behind a white horse who is mostly out of frame and another brown horse. Two red vehicles are parked in the parking lot where they stand. In the distance is a grassy hill with green trees beneath a light, blue sky.

What we learned from COVID: Melyssa Andrews

Rachel Sun March 30, 2023

Photo courtesy of Melyssa Andrews Listen (Runtime 1:23) Read When COVID-19 reached the Inland Northwest, few people could have predicted how profoundly it would change their lives. NWPB’s Rachel Sun… Continue Reading What we learned from COVID: Melyssa Andrews

A young man in a blue sweatshirt, khaki pants and brown shoes sits next to a young woman with blonde hair, a grey sweatshirt, jeans and black shoes.

NIC students, supporters foresee detrimental effects if college loses accreditation

Lauren Paterson March 29, 2023

Maximillian Bazler and Megan Hudlet, both students at North Idaho College, sit together between classes as they discuss the possibility of NIC losing its accreditation. (Credit: Kaitlyn Nicholas / NWPB)… Continue Reading NIC students, supporters foresee detrimental effects if college loses accreditation

Nonprofit asks EPA to investigate the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency

Johanna Bejarano March 27, 2023

Yakima Clean Air Compliance website in Spanish. (Screenshot from the YRCAA website.) Listen (Runtime 1:33) Read A nonprofit organization, Friends of Toppenish Creek, is asking the U.S Environmental Protection Agency… Continue Reading Nonprofit asks EPA to investigate the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency

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