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Economy & Jobs

What Closing Big Oil’s Tax Loophole Could Do For Kids

How the accidental tax loophole could pay for education.

Recipe: Cooking the Books on Carbon Taxes

An extra rich serving of economics.

The Real Story of Puget Sound’s Disappearing Herring

Rumors about local herring abound. Here's the scoop from the scientists.

The Reality of Coal Jobs, Canadian Edition

Fossil fuel spending produces little employment.

No Sick Leave = More Germs at Sea-Tac?

How policies for low-wage airport workers can make you sick.

The Accidental Tax Loophole

Washington's unintentional $63 million gift to the oil industry.

Ambre Energy: Caveat Investor

A money-losing Australian venture faces long odds in coal exports.

The Ugliest Tax Table in America

Washington leads the nation in unfair tax policy.

Hog-Wild Loophole

Why Washington should kill the extracted fuel exemption.

Would-be Coal Exporters Scheme To Avoid Paying Worker Benefits

Union pensions and healthcare at risk from Northwest terminal backers.