Sara Bernard

Seattle

Writer and Multimedia Journalist at Freelance

Senior Podcast Producer at Cascade Public Media (CPM)

Writer, Traveler, Multimedia Journalist. Pod producer @Crosscut, former writer/producer @seattleweekly @SeattlelandPod, contrb @grist, @KUOW, @TheAtlantic, etc.

Articles

Listen | It’s (Still) Not Easy Going Green: Bonus episode

2 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

Our series It's Not Easy Going Green focused on the struggles around the creation of new green energy projects. But it turns out that even if Oregon and Washington built all the wind and solar farms anyone could want, there’s just not enough grid capacity in the Northwest to deliver that energy to people’s homes. Subscribe to Northwest Reports on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or Podbean. That’s according to a new investigation from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica.
It’s (Still) Not Easy Going Green: Bonus Episode

2 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard

Northwest Reports • 9 hours ago • • Despite ambitious goals toward combating climate change, Oregon and Washington lag far behind other states when it comes to adding renewable energy. Despite ambitious goals toward combating climate change, Oregon and Washington lag far behind other states when it comes to adding renewable energy. Our series It’s Not Easy Going Green focused on the struggles around the creation of new green energy projects.
It’s Not Easy Going Green: Episode 2

Mar 26, 2025 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

An obscure state agency, the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, has the power to quash local dissent over clean power. It’s not very popular. , / Wind turbines, part of the Nine Canyon Wind Project located southeast of Kennewick, as seen from Horse Heaven Hills on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Emree Weaver for Cascade PBS) What is the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, anyway?
It’s Not Easy Going Green: Episode 3

Mar 26, 2025 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

WA’s sunny, rural center has attracted big solar energy investment. As farmers reckon with a changing economic landscape, some don’t like what they see. , / Dave Robert, left, and his brother Robin at their family’s longtime ranch, named Robert 5+1, on the edge of Benton County in Sunnyside on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. The ranch, where they run cattle and sheep as well as farm wheat and alfalfa, has been in the family for over 100 years.
It’s Not Easy Going Green: Episode 1

Mar 26, 2025 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

A proposal for Space Needle-sized wind turbines near the Tri-Cities could be the opening salvo in Washington’s future green energy land battles. , / Paul Krupin of Tri-Cities C.A.R.E.S. looks at a map on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, near Travis Road where wind turbines would be built as part of the Horse Heaven Hills wind and solar project near the Tri-Cities.
Podcast | Behind the scenes of ‘Mossback’ and ‘Nick on the Rocks’

Dec 16, 2024 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard

In October, Cascade PBS put on a live event to celebrate 10 seasons of the beloved video series. Stephen Hegg, who’s produced past seasons of Mossback’s Northwest, interviewed host Knute Berger to give audience members a peek behind the scenes. Subscribe to Mossback on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, or Podbean.
The Elephant in the Room: Episode 2

Dec 11, 2024 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

In the second episode of “The Elephant in the Room” – a three-part series exploring the state of Washington’s Republican party – Northwest Reports spent election night at a GOP watch party in Bellevue. As results rolled in, attendees shared their thoughts on what draws them to the Republican Party; their perspectives on the chaos that unfolded at the 2024 Washington GOP convention in Spokane; and, of course, their feelings about Donald Trump.
The Elephant in the Room: Episode 1

Dec 4, 2024 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

In November, the country voted to reelect Donald Trump to the nation’s highest office; Republicans gained control of Congress; and most states experienced significant swings to the right. Washington also saw a slight rightward shift, but it wasn’t by much, and Democrats won all the statewide races. Subscribe to Northwest Reports on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Podbean.
First Response: The specialists helping patients heal from gunshots

Oct 9, 2024 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

That’s where Harborview Medical Center’s Violence Intervention and Prevention Program comes in, to ease the burden on patients as they figure out things like transportation to follow-up appointments, help with paying medical bills and access to trauma therapy. Subscribe to Northwest Reports on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Podbean.
First Response: The hospital working to cure the gun violence cycle

Oct 2, 2024 | cascadepbs.org | Sara Bernard |Maleeha Syed

This trend of looking at gun violence as a public health issue has taken shape across the United States, including at Harborview Medical Center. In 2021, the hospital launched its Violence Intervention and Prevention Program, which takes a holistic approach to helping patients affected by interpersonal gun violence. Subscribe to Northwest Reports on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Podbean.