Interior Nominee Deb Haaland Faces Tough Questions On Climate Goals Despite Biden's ambitious climate plan, Haaland told lawmakers the country would not abandon fossil fuels "overnight." If confirmed, she would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary. Nathan Rott
February 18th | One app to aggregate them all: COVIDWA makes finding available vaccines that much easier A group of retired engineers made a website for finding vaccine availability across Washington. How the Swinomish Tribe is leading climate restoration efforts. And our weekly conversation with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. Bill Radke
Pandemic Causes Historic — But Fleeting— Drop In U.S. Climate Emissions As Americans stayed home during the pandemic, cars and planes produced less heat-trapping emissions. But the effect is only temporary. Lauren Sommer
Climate Action For Christmas? Omnibus Bill Includes Biggest Policy Shift In Years Congress has long struggled to pass new laws addressing climate change, even ones with bipartisan support. But the end-of-year spending package includes an energy bill with major climate measures. Jeff Brady
Biden To Name Gina McCarthy, Former EPA Chief, As Domestic Climate Coordinator McCarthy has an ambitious assignment: coordinating efforts across the entire federal government aimed at drastically — and quickly — lowering the United States' greenhouse gas emissions. Scott Detrow
Rebuilding After A Wildfire? Most States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials Homeowners are rebuilding after wildfires, but many won't be required by governments to use fire-resistant materials. Without such improvements, communities face harm again with the next fire. Lauren Sommer
Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It's Rarely Disclosed Many homeowners who lost everything in a wildfire had no idea they were at risk. Only two states require disclosing wildfire risk to buyers in the house hunting process. Lauren Sommer
West Coast Fires: Climate, Forest Management, Lax Rules, Plenty Of Blame To Go Around The alarming wildfires on the West Coast are again putting the spotlight on climate change. But it's not the only reason why we're seeing so much destruction and lives lost. Kirk Siegler
Why Firefighting Alone Won't Stop Western Mega-Fires In another record-breaking year, communities are realizing the best way to survive wildfires is learning to live with them. Lauren Sommer
To Manage Wildfire, California Looks To What Tribes Have Known All Along Native American tribes are restoring traditional burning in California, which could help the state reduce the risk of extreme wildfires. Lauren Sommer
