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A refinery owned by Andeavor, formerly Tesoro, includes a gas flare flame that is part of normal plant operations, in Anacortes in 2010. Oil refineries are among the entities required to participate in the state’s cap-and-invest program. (Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press)
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Environment

How WA will attempt to rein in its biggest polluters by putting a price on emissions

The Department of Ecology published new guidelines outlining the rules and structure of the state's cap-and-invest program, which must be up and running by January.

Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump, with White House chief of staff Reince Pribus, from left, counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner and Senior Counselor Stephen Bannon, signs one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the oval office of the White House Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Pool/Abaca Press/TNS) 48638841W 48638841W

Kellyanne Conway trashes Jared Kushner in new tell-all memoir

Opinion

Homelessness crisis demands thoughtful, thorough regional approach | Editorial
No Jesus for Nancy Pelosi? Speaker could appeal communion ban to Rome | Melinda Henneberger
Mayor Harrell, stem the blue drain with Seattle Police Department hiring incentives | Editorial
Oregon primary election offers lessons for Washington | Greg Jayne

Local News

John Muir Elementary first-graders dash around the playground doing 24 laps at Move-A-Thon. The lion is the mascot for the school. Ref to more photos online. It’s an event hosted by the PTA’s in Seattle Public Schools to raise money for schools in the southeast part of the district. The students will be running laps in the playground. Friday May 13, 2022 220397

Parents at 15 Seattle schools band together for more equitable fundraising VIEW

Featured Columnist

Why not ask people experiencing homelessness about what they need?

Mental Health

Washington universities struggle to serve all their students’ mental health needs. Here’s why
A new crisis hotline, 988, is coming this summer. Is Washington ready?
The myth of ‘pregnancy glow,’ and what expectant parents need to know about mental health
Inside the Seattle lecture room where experts are brainstorming the future of psychedelic research

Business & Tech

Nearly 1 in 5 Amazon delivery drivers get hurt on the job each year, new report says

Amazon delivery drivers are expected to make a drop-off every 1 to 2 minutes, according to a new report from a union coalition, leading to injuries.

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Nation & World

FILE — Christian Cooper, a prominent bird watcher who works in communications, in Central Park in New York, May 27, 2020. Cooper, whose encounter in Central Park with a white woman falsely accusing him of threatening her spurred a national outcry, will now be hosting a birding series on National Geographic, they announced on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Brittainy Newman/The New York Times) XNYT268 XNYT268

A birder is back in the public eye, now on his own terms

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Food & Drink

FILE — Parippu themparaduwa in New York, Oct. 11, 2021. Curry leaves are small, slender and green, and their flavor is often likened to that of lemongrass, asafetida and citrus, to which they are botanically related — but there’s nothing quite like them. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Christopher Testani/The New York Times) XNYT45 XNYT45

Curry leaves add a punch of flavor to this Sri Lankan dal

Pacific NW Magazine

Local squeezebox company Petosa weathers a century of accordion ups and downs

Here’s how to squeeze a little more accordion into your life

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Arts & Life

A view of the National Mall facing the Capitol from 500 feet at the top of the Washington Monument. The Washington Monument was the tallest building in the world when it opened in 1885, but was eclipsed by the Eiffel Tower a few years later. At 555 feet, it is still the world’s tallest free-standing stone structure. The elevator to the observation deck takes 70 seconds; the trip took 12 minutes with the original steam elevator.

How to have fun in Washington, D.C., on a shoestring VIEW

Photography

Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
Sports

Photos: UW win NCAA softball regional opener against Lehigh VIEW

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
Sports

Photos: LA Sparks at Storm VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
Local News

Windsurfing race in Bellevue a battle

Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW