BRACING FOR CHANGE

Residents of Taholah, Washington and members of the Quinault Indian Nation confront floods and rising sea levels. Now they must relocate the town or risk losing their homes to climate…

ABOUT THE PLANET

The Planet magazine is an award-winning quarterly environmental publication dedicated to environmental advocacy and awareness through responsible journalism. The magazine has been independently produced by the students of Western Washington University since 1979. It is the only undergraduate…

LOCKED IN

Inmates in the Whatcom County Jail receive little time outside their cells.

Story and photos by Katy Cossette

CHIPPED AND COMPACTED

Cornwall Park in Bellingham, Washington, is a popular place to play disc golf, but the sport may be causing unintentional damage to the natural landscape.

BUILT TO BREAK

Historic brick buildings in Bellingham could collapse in an earthquake.

Story by Rachel Hunter | Photos by Katy Cossette

THE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE

Winter 2019

EQUINE EQUALITY

Former Seattle Seahawks football player Joe Tafoya fights to put an initiative on Washington’s November 2016 ballot banning the trafficking of horses for meat.

HOLD YOUR BREATH

A Planet air pollution analysis reveals cancer risks in Whatcom County.

Story by Nick Jenner | Photos by Edward Clem

DEFENDING THE DUWAMISH

Seattle sues Monsanto over PCB contamination in the Duwamish River

Story by: Frederica Kolwey | Photos by: Katy Cossette

STUCK IN ORBIT

Years after humankind’s initial ventures into space, our entryway into the final frontier is littered with debris that may make future space travel dangerous and difficult.