Capital Budget Includes Millions For Eastern Washington Affordable Projects, Schools

By Rebecca White
Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are proposing more spending
Read The Washington Legislature approved a one-point-five billion dollar capital budget this week. It will help fund several affordable housing, medical clinics and school modernization projects in Eastern Washington. The capital budget includes about three-million dollars to complete an affordable housing development for low-income people and money for a child care center Read More

In Southeastern Washington, Geologists Dig Into The Past To Find Fault Signs Of Future Shaking

By Courtney Flatt
USGS volunteer John Lasher helps dig volcanic ash out of the trench in this dig area southeast of Pasco. CREDIT: Courtney Flatt/NWPB
Unlike the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the faults in eastern Washington are in the upper crust, (the outermost layer of the earth). That means they’re closer to the surface and to communities. They may not produce as large of an earthquake as the subduction zone off the coast, but the earthquakes these inland faults can produce could significantly damage infrastructure in Read More
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