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    Articles by Aaron Kunkler
    Scott Barden stands next to the pit that will house the newest, and possibly final, section of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill near Maple Valley. The pit is 120 feet deep, and around another 180 feet will be built on top of it over the next decade. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    King County’s landfill is going to get bigger
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 24, 2019 7:00 pm

    A ninth cell will be built, extending its life by another decade.

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    An aircraft is pictured at King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field. Photo courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    King County wants to end deportation flights for...
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 24, 2019 6:30 pm

    Legal challenge expected from federal government.

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    King County parks levy headed to August primary ballots
    King County parks levy headed to August primary...
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 23, 2019 10:30 am

    Voters will be asked to decide whether to approve the levy on Aug. 6.

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    Walkers rest amid the trees at Island Center Forest on Vashon Island, which is part of King County. Many trees around Western Washington are struggling, including Western hemlock on Vashon, likely from drought stress. Photo by Susie Fitzhugh
    King County forests are facing new challenges
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 18, 2019 1:30 pm

    Hot, dry summers are stressing native tree species in Western Washington.

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    Scott Barden stands at the bottom of the massive pit of the landfill’s newly-built eighth section. Work on the new section has been underway for around two years. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Committee proposes amendments to address King County trash...
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 18, 2019 11:30 am

    King County Council to vote on plan.

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    Jim Pitts stands on walkway overlooking filtration chambers at the King County South Treatment Plant in Renton. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 15, 2019 1:30 am

    King County treatment plant joins effort to counteract effects of carbon dioxide.

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    Would rent control work in Washington?
    Would rent control work in Washington?
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 7, 2019 5:30 am

    Oregon’s new law could lay the blueprint for other states

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    The 2015 Wolverine Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan. Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Natural Resources/Kari Greer
    Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 5, 2019 1:30 am

    Humans cause majority of fires in state

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    Courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    King County approves bargaining agreement with 60 unions
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 3, 2019 1:30 am

    Employees will receive wage increases and $500 bonus.

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    File photo
    Law enforcement oversight office seeks subpoena power
    By Aaron Kunkler • April 2, 2019 4:00 pm

    Organization has been unable to investigate King County Sheriff’s Office.

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    A look inside the King County Juvenile Detention Center. File photo
    King County is still using solitary confinement on...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 26, 2019 7:45 pm

    Report on solitary confinement shows the county is not honoring its agreement.

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    A man addresses the King County Council during a public hearing March 20 at New Life Church in Renton. He presented bags filled with what he said was hazardous materials dropped on his property by bald eagles. Another speaker made similar claims. Haley Ausbun/staff photo
    Locals show support for King County waste to...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 21, 2019 5:20 pm

    Public hearing on landfill’s future was held March 20 in Renton.

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    A man addresses the King County Council during a public hearing March 20 at New Life Church in Renton. He presented bags filled with what he said was hazardous materials dropped on his property by bald eagles. Another speaker made similar claims. Haley Ausbun/staff photo
    Locals show support for King County waste to...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 21, 2019 5:20 pm

    Public hearing on landfill’s future was held March 20 in Renton.

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    BPA could remove thousands of trees along transmission lines
    BPA could remove thousands of trees along transmission...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 18, 2019 2:10 pm

    Maintenance would affect power lines running from Renton to Monroe

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    The Cedar Hills Regional Landfill is the only active landfill in King County. It will operate until at least 2028. It has been in operation since the 1960s. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Waste study puts numbers behind King County trash...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 14, 2019 1:30 am

    County has one remaining landfill located near Maple Valley, and it’s nearing capacity

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    Green River floods may be gone (for now), but they’re not forgotten
    Green River floods may be gone (for now),...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 8, 2019 6:00 pm

    King County is looking at ways to increase protection in the Kent valley.

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    Eastside church sues state on International Women’s Day to overturn abortion coverage
    Eastside church sues state on International Women’s Day...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 8, 2019 5:00 pm

    The lawsuit was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is classified as a hate group by Southern Poverty Law Center

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    Protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 23, 2019. wikimedia/Voice of America
    Local activists push back against intervention in Venezuelan...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 4, 2019 3:00 pm

    Anti-war group Answer Coalition plans protest March 16 at Seattle Central College

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    It’s official: Inslee is running
    It’s official: Inslee is running
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 1, 2019 5:30 pm

    Washington’s governor will make climate change a key component of his campaign

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    Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate change
    Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 27, 2019 11:30 am

    From rising sea levels and crop failures to dying forests and fish, Washington state is struggling

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