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  Washington’s largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order

  The Pacific Northwest’s largest pollution source has shut down, and Washington state officials want to keep it that way.

  • John Ryan
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  Future of Washington state’s climate-pollution fund up in the air

  Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash spending on climate change as the state faces severe budget pressures.

  • John Ryan
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  Seattle Schools knew there was methane gas beneath its new high school — but skipped some safety measures

  Before Seattle Public School spent $300 million to rebuild Rainier Beach High School on a peat bog, scientists hired by the district warned that methane in the soil could pose an explosive problem if it were to leak into the school.

  • Ann Dornfeld
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  Washington state on track for warmest December on record — again

  This month is set to be the warmest Washington December on record, breaking a record that was just set in 2023.

  • Natalie Akane Newcomb

• How America’s roads alter our ecology, with Ben Goldfarb (reprise)

  A conversation with author Ben Goldfarb on how our roads impact pretty much everything in the natural world.

  • Chris Morgan
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  After rivers flood, King County Water Taxis use infrared goggles to dodge logs

  Seattle was spared from the worst of recent flooding, but the raging rivers in Western Washington sent lots of trees and logs into Puget Sound. That can mean trouble for captains sailing through Elliott Bay.

  • Casey Martin
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  'Depressed, stressed, and under the weather.' Washington families take refuge at emergency flood shelters

  Hundreds of families across Washington state have had to leave their homes because of catastrophic river flooding. Many have found a warm place to sleep at emergency, congregate shelters.

  • Casey Martin
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  Hundreds evacuate in south King County as flood barrier fails

  Hundreds of people in Auburn and Pacific — in the south end of King County — were forced to leave their homes early Tuesday morning because of the flooding White River.

  • Casey Martin
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  'It felt like a movie.' Whatcom County couple watched as their house was swept down the river

  Mike Khazak and Sarah Hansen rushed to save themselves, their dogs, and their goats last week as their home in Deming, Washington, was swept into the Nooksack River. The dramatic moment was captured in a viral video that circulated across the country and around the world.

  • John O'Brien
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  Army takeover of Skagit dams lowers flood waters

  The Army Corps of Engineers was able to reduce flooding on the Skagit River with emergency operations of two hydropower dams upstream.

  • John Ryan

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