Climate

Books

'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.

Elections

As election day nears, climate repeal turns up the heat on WA’s transportation budget crisis

Climate

'Wimpy' winter ahead for Pacific Northwest despite La Niña prediction, climatologist says

Environment

In Kenya's flooded slums, people mourn their losses and slam their leaders

The government has declared May 10 a day of mourning to mark the deaths from disastrous floods and pledged to help. But some say the authorities aren't doing enough. And the rains keep falling.

Environment

Can we combat climate change by brightening clouds?

A University of Washington professor is the lead researcher on a team experimenting with "cloud brightening" technology to make clouds more reflective so they bounce more of the sun’s rays back out to space, theoretically cooling the Earth and combating global warming.

Environment

Should Washington state consider climate impacts when it approves timber sales?

A ruling by a King County judge over the sale of timber in Eastern King County points to the increased scrutiny the DNR faces over how it manages public lands.

Climate

Will Gov. Inslee's signature achievement live past his time in office?

Speaking with Soundside host Libby Denkmann, Gov. Jay Inslee said a GOP-backed initiative to overturn the Climate Commitment Act is an attempt by Republicans to allow unlimited pollution in Washington state.