Climate

Housing, trees, and parking: In Seattle, you can pick two

We can’t have all three. Not in equal measure. Right now, trees are slowly losing. But with sufficient incentives in place, that could change.

How the Pacific Northwest’s dream of green energy fell apart

Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn’t delivered.

Washington, other states sue to regain electric-vehicle funding as sales sag

As electric vehicle sales slump, Washington and 15 other states have sued the Trump administration for blocking funding for vehicle charging stations.

West Coast governors: We will defend our climate policies against Trump attack

After dismantling most federal action on the global climate, the Trump administration now aims to attack state and local policies that fight climate change as well.

Washington state clean-energy funds re-frozen by Trump White House

More than $500 million in federal funding for clean energy in Washington state is being held up by the Trump Administration.

How do the Los Angeles fires compare to the Great Seattle Fire? We mapped it out

The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned over 37,830 acres as of Tuesday afternoon. That’s a burn area 300 times larger than that of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.

Western Washington is having a dry (weather) January, and a cold one

Will Washington state do away with cap-and-trade? Voices for and against I-2117

As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee prepares to leave office, the core of his legacy is under attack on the November general election ballot.