Judge un-freezes environmental justice funds for Northwest A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release $180 million in federal funding for environmental justice projects, including $60 million in the Pacific Northwest. John Ryan
Washington's climate pollution slow to be revealed, despite new law For a week, NPR has been exploring various solutions to climate change, from quitting fossil fuels to putting coastal homes up on stilts. John Ryan
'Tree equity' on the chopping block in Washington state Full shade can lower pavement temperatures 15 degrees, a potentially life-saving benefit during extreme heat. But efforts to bring more shade to cities, especially their less-leafy, lower-income neighborhoods, could wither like ferns in a heat wave. John Ryan
Housing, trees, and parking: In Seattle, you can pick two We can’t have all three. Not in equal measure. Right now, trees are slowly losing. But with sufficient incentives in place, that could change. Joshua McNichols
Lawsuit blames oil companies for woman’s Seattle heat-dome death The daughter of a woman killed by the Northwest’s extreme heat wave of 2021 is suing the oil industry over her mother’s death. John Ryan
Whidbey's 'Kicking Gas' campaign keeps funding clean energy despite federal cuts North and west of Seattle, the Whidbey-based “Kicking Gas” campaign is providing deep discounts on heat pumps and other climate-friendly technologies in Island and Snohomish counties and on Bainbridge Island John Ryan
How the Pacific Northwest’s dream of green energy fell apart Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn’t delivered. Tony Schick
Washington, other states sue to regain electric-vehicle funding as sales sag As electric vehicle sales slump, Washington and 15 other states have sued the Trump administration for blocking funding for vehicle charging stations. John Ryan
Premier climate study frozen by Trump administration as researchers get the boot The Trump administration has put the nation’s most comprehensive climate study on hold and told hundreds of scientists working on it that their services are no longer needed. John Ryan
Seattle launches new actions to tame transport’s climate impact Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced measures Tuesday to cut the city’s stubborn carbon emissions, including more electric-vehicle charging stations and a program for e-cargo bike deliveries. John Ryan
