Environment Congress moves to mandate leaded fuel sales The U.S. House of Representatives voted to require airports to keep selling leaded aviation fuel. The small-plane fuel is the biggest source of airborne lead pollution in Washington and nationwide. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Environment The price of polluting has gone up in Washington state The latest auction raised about $557 million for programs to prevent or adapt to climate change. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Health Researchers tackle asthma hotspot: Seattle’s Duwamish Valley People in the 98108 ZIP code are nearly four times more likely to end up in the hospital with asthma than King County residents overall. Duwamish Valley has twice the poverty rate of Seattle and is mostly people of color. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Law & Courts Sea-Tac Airport sued over pollution by firm that took on Big Tobacco Plaintiffs say airplane emissions have caused harm to 300,000 residents who live in the flight paths. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins
Environment Tacoma ship fire worse for climate than burning a million gallons of gasoline A major fire at the Port of Tacoma has had global as well as local consequences. John Ryan Play AudioListen 1 min
Environment This is what Washington is now charging carbon polluters The results are in from Washington's first-ever carbon credit auction. Paige Browning Catharine Smith
Environment Dam owner pleads guilty after spilling turf, tire bits in Puyallup River The head of a hydropower company has pleaded guilty after putting two football fields’ worth of artificial turf in the Puyallup River in Pierce County. John Ryan
Environment Bidding for the right to pollute, WA's first carbon allowance auction Companies had three hours to bid for the right to keep pumping out carbon dioxide and other gases that are overheating the planet. Kim Malcolm John Ryan Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 4 mins
Environment WA lawmakers eye ban on 2-mile-long trains A bill, approved by the House Transportation Committee Thursday afternoon, would prohibit most trains over 7,500 feet long. Advocates say the move would reduce the danger of rail accidents. John Ryan
Business REI to stop selling clothes, cookware with 'forever chemicals' PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down over time. They are present in most of the waterproof clothing and cookware sold in the U.S., including at REI stores. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 1 min
