West Coast governors: We will defend our climate policies against Trump attack After dismantling most federal action on the global climate, the Trump administration now aims to attack state and local policies that fight climate change as well. John Ryan
Washington state clean-energy funds re-frozen by Trump White House More than $500 million in federal funding for clean energy in Washington state is being held up by the Trump Administration. John Ryan
Love letter from Altadena: KUOW host revisits hometown in wake of LA fires I've never felt so nervous while flying back to my hometown in Southern California. I also feel a sense of urgency among other passengers as we come in for a landing at Burbank International Airport. Everyone's peering through what sliver of airplane-window they can find before we touch down. We all look like meerkats. Angela King Play AudioListen 23 mins
How do the Los Angeles fires compare to the Great Seattle Fire? We mapped it out The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned over 37,830 acres as of Tuesday afternoon. That’s a burn area 300 times larger than that of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. Teo Popescu
'Being is bliss' in Timothy Egan's 'The Good Rain' — and still is three decades later This is the KUOW Book Club, and we’re wrapping up "The Good Rain" by Timothy Egan. I'm your club guide, Katie Campbell. Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 33 mins
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. Hans Anderson
As election day nears, climate repeal turns up the heat on WA’s transportation budget crisis Jeanie Lindsay Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle nonprofit says effort to repeal Climate Commitment Act would eliminate new food donation sources A hunger relief organization in Seattle has joined environmental interests in opposing Initiative 2117, a fall ballot measure to repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act. Ruby de Luna
'Wimpy' winter ahead for Pacific Northwest despite La Niña prediction, climatologist says Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 5 mins