Environment Why Is China Placing A Global Bet On Coal? China has taken dramatic steps to fight climate change, including shutting major coal power plants. But now it plans to build hundreds of coal plants abroad. Steve Inskeep Ashley Westerman
PHOTOS: 'Mad Max' smokescape envelops Washington state The sky is ash gray; the lake is too. Wenatchee and Chelan, popular summer destinations for middle class Seattleites, look like the end of the world... Megan Farmer Isolde Raftery
Hot days, hot nights: A climatologist's view of this summer The state's climatologist Nick Bond joins Ross Reynolds to talk about the record-breaking heat over the weekend and what we can expect this summer. Bond... Ross Reynolds Alison Bruzek
Washington is warming slower than anywhere else in the U.S. Kim Malcolm talks with Joe Casola about a new analysis that finds average temperatures in Washington have warmed more slowly than any other state in the... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Carbon fee initiative gains signatures — and opposition Backers of a proposed carbon fee in Washington state say they’ve gathered 36,000 signatures and are on track to put their measure on the November ballot. Amy Radil
Can this tiny longhouse stop a giant natural gas tank? Protesters erected a miniature longhouse — just five feet tall and 12 feet long — in front of Puget Sound Energy's front doors and blocked the entrance... John Ryan
Our ports are polluting less, but don’t throw a party yet The ships, trains and trucks that haul cargo around Puget Sound are pumping out less of the soot, sulfur dioxide and other things you don’t want to... John Ryan
What does all this smoke in Seattle mean for your health? There are more than 20 wildfires burning in British Columbia right now, but that’s just one reason why the air in Seattle is junk right now. Matt Martin Bill Radke
Microsoft wants to fight climate change, even if Trump won’t It’s rush hour in Wallingford, and commuters are stepping off a bus, closing up their laptops and heading into the evening sun. It’s not public transit.... John Ryan
Gov. Inslee to Trump: 'Your resignation letter would be gratefully accepted' Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington state will continue to honor the goals of the Paris climate accord, despite President Trump's decision to withdraw from... Kate OConnell