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  Microsoft signals pause in funding for carbon dioxide removal market

  Since 2020, Microsoft has spearheaded efforts to develop a carbon dioxide removal market. The Redmond-based software giant pledged to make the company carbon negative by 2030 and remove all its emissions since its founding by 2050. Now, the company seems to be taking a step back from leading that charge. New York Times climate team reporter David Gelles spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about his reporting on what Microsoft is doing, and why.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  Northwest starts to feel the heat following un-snowy winter

  Fire experts are bracing for a bad summer for wildfires around the western United States, a sneak peek of conditions in years ahead as the earth’s climate continues to warm.

  • John Ryan
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  From dry January to March madness: Seattle's worst ski season in years

  While the calendar says spring is near, it’s finally the peak of snow season in Western Washington. Mercifully for skiers and snowboarders, Seattle’s nearest ski resorts are now running most of their lifts. But this milestone should have happened months ago.

  • Paige Browning
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  Major snow dump buoys Northwest skiers, can’t undo snow drought

  What is expected to be the snowiest week of the year following an otherwise dismal winter is lifting spirits of those who love or rely on snow in the Pacific Northwest.

  • John Ryan
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  As U.S. abandons climate fight, Washington state feels the heat to do more

  Washington state’s push for a rapid switch to electric vehicles is in jeopardy — with its ultimate fate likely to be decided in the courts.

  • John Ryan
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  Warm winter liquidates nearly half of Washington state snowpack

  Washington state’s snowpack held just 52% of its normal volume of water on Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

  • John Ryan
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  Washington’s largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order

  The Pacific Northwest’s largest pollution source has shut down, and Washington state officials want to keep it that way.

  • John Ryan
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  Future of Washington state’s climate-pollution fund up in the air

  Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash spending on climate change as the state faces severe budget pressures.

  • John Ryan
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  Washington state’s climate-fighting claim is hot air, officials admit

  Washington state officials have issued a correction after they were caught exaggerating the benefits of state spending to curb climate change.

  • John Ryan
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  Washington state on track for warmest December on record — again

  This month is set to be the warmest Washington December on record, breaking a record that was just set in 2023.

  • Natalie Akane Newcomb

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