When we featured local author Alix E. Harrow on our August 19 cover, we never thought it would follow her to her kids’ bus stop. On August 25, Harrow posted on Bluesky: “one thing i didn’t anticipate ...

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Margaret E. Knight was an American inventor best known for a machine that mechanized the manufacturing of flat-bottom paper bags.

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...

Young female athletes in Washington schools would likely have to obtain genital exams to participate in school sports, if a controversial ballot initiative passes in November.

The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...

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