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Rural roots, regional harvests, and the politics of food.
Walla Walla grapes near harvest — thriving amid uncertain markets. Photo by Julia Zyablova on Unsplash

Crushed by Chaos: How Trump’s Tariff War Is Gutting Eastern Washington’s Wine Industry

Eastern Washington’s wine industry, long a symbol of the region’s resilience and refinement, is now reeling from a distinctly undignified threat: the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tariff war. What began as campaign bravado has metastasized into economic wreckage for rural winemakers, grape growers, agricultural workers, and
Staff Writer 16 May 2025
Dry Wells, Empty Fields: Eastern Washington's Drought Crisis Deepens

Dry Wells, Empty Fields: Eastern Washington's Drought Crisis Deepens

A Third Year of Drought For the third time in four years, the Washington State Department of Ecology has declared a drought emergency for large portions of Eastern Washington. Despite near-normal snowpacks in early 2024 and 2025, unusually warm spring temperatures caused rapid melt and diminished runoff last year, and
Staff Writer 10 Apr 2025

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