Environment Biden Administration Strikes A Deal To Bring Offshore Wind To California For years, the Navy has objected to offshore wind farms on the California coast. The Biden administration announced a deal for new projects, crucial to achieving its climate change policy. Lauren Sommer
Environment Tribal leaders call Inslee 'a snake' after he vetoes climate law's tribal consent measure Tribal leaders are saying Washington Gov. Jay Inslee used and betrayed them after he vetoed a provision requiring tribal consent for some environmental projects. John Ryan
Politics Biden Wants To Measure How Climate Change Impacts America's Finances President Biden signed an executive order Thursday that aims to safeguard families, businesses, and the government from the financial fallout of a changing climate. Scott Horsley
Environment Gov. Inslee signs flurry of anti-pollution laws, but draws ire with vetoes Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a sweeping set of new environmental laws Monday. He also vetoed some of their key provisions, drawing criticism from both Democratic and Republican legislators. John Ryan
Science To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2050, No New Oil And Coal Projects, Report Says "This gap between rhetoric and action needs to close if we are to have a fighting chance" of reaching emissions goals, the head of the International Energy Agency says. Bill Chappell
Environment What’s overheating the planet? Kate Aronoff says capitalism is ‘For better and for worse, our choice now is between eco-socialism or eco-apartheid.’ John O'Brien
Politics This week: reopening, interrupted and solar farms backlash Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Channel producer and host Brian Callanan, independent journalist Jane C. Hu and KUOW newscaster and reporter Paige Browning. Bill Radke Sarah Leibovitz Sheraz Sadiq
Environment King County aims to slash carbon emissions in half by 2030, including aviation The King County Council unanimously approved a new climate strategy Tuesday, aimed at cutting the county's climate-harming pollution in half in less than a decade. John Ryan
Science EPA Moves To Cut A Group Of Powerful Greenhouse Gases The EPA plans to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in refrigerators and air conditioners. When HFCs are released into the atmosphere, they are extremely good at trapping heat. Rebecca Hersher
Environment Got Mud? For Coastal Cities, Humble Dirt Has Become A Hot Commodity Coastal communities will need massive amounts of mud and dirt to protect their shorelines from rising seas. One federal agency has it, but most is disposed of instead of reused. Lauren Sommer
