Environment Growing sprawl in WA woods comes with high wildfire risk Policymakers and homeowners are scrambling to manage so-called 'wildland-urban interface' to mitigate the threat. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / June 8, 2022
Environment Climate change takes a toll on Seattleites' mental health Some residents are experiencing a new kind of distress in response to flooding, air pollution and other ecological events linked to climate change. by Ashli Blow / June 6, 2022
Environment WA hired a climate epidemiologist — and not a moment too soon Experts say the move is an important step to recognizing climate change’s relationship with disease and death. by Hannah Weinberger / June 3, 2022
Environment 7 factors driving electric vehicle policy forward Washington state raised the bar with its 2030 target deadline for new electric car registrations. How did we get here? by Kate Yoder Grist / May 31, 2022
Environment Photo Essay | The quest to help tiny abalone survive The pinto abalone was once harvested for food. Now functionally extinct, the shellfish needs all the help it can get. by Gemina Garland-Lewis / May 30, 2022
Environment How politics have stalled tsunami prep efforts on the WA coast It’s not a matter of if but when the tsunami comes. Whether Washington is prepared depends a lot on the will of voters. by Eric Scigliano / May 26, 2022 / Updated at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 16
Environment Washington wants to plug in to the next thing in fuel: hydrogen The state hopes to secure up to $2 billion in federal funding to produce hydrogen fuel as a substitute for petroleum-based gasoline. by John Stang / May 18, 2022
News Corkscrews to cans: WA wineries adapt to sustainable packaging More regional wineries are forgoing the tradition of heavy glass bottles to reduce waste and sidestep supply chain issues. by Mai Hoang / May 17, 2022
Environment Air quality impacts of PNW wildfires reach as far as New York A new study concludes that climate-boosted wildfires are significantly altering carbon monoxide levels in the region — and the effects reach far beyond the Cascades. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 17, 2022
Environment Offshore wind farming gains momentum on the West Coast Washington, Oregon and California could soon see floating turbines off their coasts. by Alex Brown Stateline / May 13, 2022
Environment Washington is the first state to require all-electric heating in new buildings Most new large apartment and commercial buildings must install heat pumps under the state's new energy code. by Emily Pontecorvo Grist / May 10, 2022
News The pandemic pushed this researcher to communicate in real time When he wasn't doing his ‘real’ job, Fred Hutch's Trevor Bedford was providing up-to-the-minute information on Twitter. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / May 6, 2022
Environment Why Woodland Park Zoo is making more animal vaccinations 'voluntary' Zookeepers say giving animals more say in how their medical care happens improves their health and well-being. by Hannah Weinberger / May 5, 2022
Environment How climate change stresses sewer systems in King County Storm-related sewage spills dump about 93 million gallons of chemical discharge a year into Puget Sound. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 3, 2022
Environment Human Elements: What we can learn from the canopy soils of the Olympic rainforest Koreana Mafune studies the rich diversity of canopy soils in the tops of old growth forests in the Olympic rainforest. by Sarah Hoffman / April 29, 2022