Climate Change

Environment

Sea-Tac Airport says major expansion will do little harm. Neighbors don’t buy it

Sea-Tac Airport is planning a major expansion, and some neighbors are crying foul.

Environment

Washington carbon auctions resume after surviving election challenge

Washington state held its first carbon auction since voters upheld the state’s flagship climate law in November.

Environment

Climate pollution surges in Washington state after pandemic lull

After sharply dropping during the Covid-19 pandemic, the state’s carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back.

Environment

Gov. Inslee in Azerbaijan for global climate talks

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is spending the week in Azerbaijan, an oil-producing nation between Russia and Iran, for the latest round of the United Nations’ global climate talks.

Politics

Washington’s natural gas initiative wins, but court challenges could be next

Builders and contractors in Washington are celebrating the passage of Initiative 2066, calling it a victory for “energy choice.” Meanwhile, opponents of the measure say it will make it harder to achieve Washington’s clean energy goals, and they may sue to block it.

Environment

Mudslide shuts down I-5 North in Bellingham following extreme rain

I-5 in Bellingham was slammed by 2,000 cubic yards of mud Sunday around 5 a.m. following extraordinarily intense rain.

Elections

Will Washington state do away with cap-and-trade? Voices for and against I-2117

As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee prepares to leave office, the core of his legacy is under attack on the November general election ballot.

Late-summer heat wave bakes Western Washington — but not for long

Most of Western Washington will be under a heat advisory until 11 p.m. Friday, with higher-than-average temperatures expected and potentially record-breaking highs for the second day in a row.