Environment Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change The world is set to start crucial climate change negotiations soon. To avoid extreme warming, nations have to make deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions, fast. Lauren Sommer
Environment Eerie, quiet and so much smoke: Darrington mayor reflects on hazardous air quality A blanket of smoky particles and pollution continued to smother the Puget Sound region Thursday. Libby Denkmann Noel Gasca
Environment Seattle weather is set to 'whipsaw' after an unusual start to fall Should the recent odd weather around Seattle come as a surprise to anyone given how wacky our weather has been all year? Angela King
Environment Seattle's carbon pollution drops with Covid. A rebound is expected Seattle’s climate pollution dropped 22% in 2020. John Ryan
World Developing nations suffering from climate change will demand financial help The chairperson of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming U.N. climate summit has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda. The Associated Press
Environment 'It's an invasion.' North America's tiniest butterfly spotted in Southeastern Washington Rare sightings of a tiny butterfly, smaller than a thumbnail, have sprung up all over southeastern Washington. People are spotting these butterflies in some unusual places. Courtney Flatt
Government Struggling customers' water, power would stay on during heat waves under new proposal That's when a fan or air conditioner can be the difference between life and death. John Ryan
Washington’s fire season the mildest in a decade This year’s fire season has been the mildest year for Washington in a decade. But, the season isn’t over yet. Courtney Flatt
Federal report recommends removing four Lower Snake River dams to protect salmon Breaching the Snake River dams is one major way to protect salmon. That’s according to a federal report on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin that came out today. Courtney Flatt
Environment Threats to water and biodiversity are linked. A new U.S. envoy role tackles them both "The loss of nature and rising water insecurity are global health threats that must be confronted together," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Joe Hernandez
