Politics Australia's Wildfires Spark Disinformation Battle As They Take A Tragic Toll Researchers say bots and trolls blasted out hashtags like #ArsonEmergency, in a campaign to steer the conversation about wildfires away from climate change and toward arson. Bill Chappell
Science Australian Fires Prompt Questions About Protecting Houses From Embers Massive Australian wildfires are sending embers high into the atmosphere. When they rain down, they can start new fires far from the original source, and some buildings are more flammable than others. Rebecca Hersher
Environment Amazon employees say they've been warned about speaking out on climate change Maren Costa says she’s been proud to work for Amazon for 15 years. So she says she was surprised when she was warned that she could be fired for speaking out about the company’s policies on climate change. Eilís O'Neill
Environment Bushfires In Australia May Get Even Worse With 'Horrible Day' On Horizon Meteorologists are predicting "extreme" conditions for Saturday in New South Wales and Victoria, which have been wracked with deadly fires. Colin Dwyer
How to throw a low-carbon footprint holiday dinner party It felt very Chez Panisse in my head, but the reality was more chaotic. Christina Scheuer
Environment Zero carbon in 30 years: Inslee sets more aggressive goal for state Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing to make the state carbon-neutral in 30 years, a much more aggressive pace of pollution reduction than his administration has pursued before. John Ryan
Environment Young climate protesters push Washington senators to sign onto Green New Deal On a chilly Monday morning, two dozen student protestors marched to the offices of Senator’s Murray and Cantwell in downtown Seattle. Esmy Jimenez
Environment U.N. Climate Summit Goes To Extra Time, But Ends With Major Questions Unresolved The talks showed deep divisions, as small countries highly vulnerable to rising seas and powerful storms were at odds with wealthy, high-emitting countries like the United States. Laurel Wamsley
Environment Rice has higher arsenic levels because of climate change, Seattle researchers find The list of foods affected by climate change is growing. A new University of Washington study has found that rising temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice. Ruby de Luna
Environment Air agency approves Tacoma gas plant. Foes vow to fight on Claims by the energy utility and its regulator that the plant would help the global climate are false. John Ryan
