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Pacific Northwest startup promising to replant forests faces allegations of deception in whistleblower lawsuit
Carbon credits are meant to help fight climate change by allowing companies to offset their emissions through projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. But Seattle-based Mast Reforestation — a startup that raised millions to replant wildfire-scarred forests — is now facing a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it misled investors and partners about the value and viability of its carbon offset projects.
Ancient Korean rice wine is making waves in the Northwest. Meet the family behind its revival
Many people enjoy sake, the Japanese rice wine. But now, a brewing company based in the Seattle area is betting diners will soon make room for Korean rice wine.

Seattle man charged with supplying explosive chemicals to bomber of Palm Springs fertility clinic
Daniel Park, 32, was arrested on Tuesday after he was extradited from Poland, where he fled to four days after the attack.
Law and Justice
Trump’s rhetoric breeds ‘unprecedented’ threats, federal judge in Seattle says
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik said calling judges names and threatening to seek their impeachment has resulted in an unprecedented number of online threats to judges themselves.

Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune
The company helped launch the software industry and bring a computer to every desktop. Hit products like Windows and the Xbox became household names – but does anyone remember the Zune?

Law and Justice
Legal organizations alarmed over Trump’s targeting of Seattle law firm Perkins Coie
Trump’s order, titled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLC,” seeks to punish the firm, in part over its representation of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, and its involvement in commissioning the anti-Trump dossier compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele in 2016.

Federal workforce
NOAA firings in Seattle include orca-saving employee of the year
Hanna Miller was a natural resource specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In 2023, Miller was awarded employee of the year for NOAA Fisheries in the western United States.

Business
Starbucks corporate layoffs leave a bitter taste in Washington state
Starbucks confirmed 612 employees in Washington were laid off this week.

Environment
‘The purge has begun.’ Environmental justice workers locked out of EPA Seattle office
Nine Environmental Protection Agency employees in Seattle have been put on leave by the Trump Administration because they work on environmental justice.

Seattle Art Museum guards strike for better pay and benefits
Unionized security guards at Seattle Art Museum are striking this week after failing to secure a contract.