To make effective progress on global warming, we need to become climate empowered. Personal responsibility is how we'll get there.

The climate crisis has become the defining issue of a generation. Along with it, a new era is dawning — the era of the Green New Deal.

Physicists at Hanford's LIGO observatory have been watching black holes for years. But a recent discovery of an unseen black hole collision is an astronomical first.

Bronze birch borers are thriving during the city's hotter summers. Is their infestation a sign of advancing climate change?

Raising kids to love the outdoors is a mixed bag when you know our planet's future is dire. But it can be a radical act of hope.

Once dominant on the landscape, Washington has lost most of its shrub-steppe ecosystem. But a new land acquisition could help the flora and fauna that rely on it survive.

When Bill Austin started as a fire lookout, he was one of three watching over the Methow Valley. Today he's the last one.

After over a century of fire suppression, the U.S. Forest Service is using prescribed burns as a way to reduce the risk of megafires.

As wildfires become more common, Washington firefighters are creating support networks for their communities to deal with the mental trauma.

Now a staple in combating wildfires across the West, barnstormers and foresters developed one of the most elite firefighting programs here in Washington. 

Behind the scenes, a squad of IT teams, meteorologists and other tech experts are helping fight fire and save lives.

Historically, wildfire has been a frequent visitor west of the Cascades.

Lake Union from the Space Needle observation deck on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Seattle. Haze from wildfires caused a decrease in air quality in the area. (Photo by Sarah Hoffman/Crosscut)

For centuries, settlers suppressed the Native burning and wildfires that enriched and protected Western ecosystems. Four experts explain why we need it back.

On the cusp of becoming a state, the Washington territory suffered three major fires that would change the course of history.