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All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.
- Joe Hernandez
Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands, on wildfires and forestry

The Department of Natural Resources manages almost 6 million acres of the state’s forest, farm, tidelands, recreational and commercial lands. Soundside asks your questions about wildfire management and forestry, including the state's new carbon credit market and logging practices.
- Libby Denkmann
The numbers are in: Washington's carbon credit auction raised nearly $300M

This is the first year Washington has implemented its new cap-and-invest program. The first auction for those credits was held in February. Major polluters in the state cannot surpass a certain pollution amount, unless they buy credits to offset their emissions.
- Paige Browning
The Biden administration sells oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico

Energy companies secured access to 1.6 million acres of waters offered at auction. It's the second time this month that the administration has opened federal territory for new fossil fuel drilling.
- Bill Chappell
Northwest’s hottest summer in 1,000 years revealed by tree rings

The summer of 2021 was the Northwest’s hottest in at least 1,000 years, according to a new study of very old trees.
- John Ryan
Seattle Audubon hatches new name: Birds Connect Seattle

The Seattle Audubon is changing its name to Birds Connect Seattle. They want to step away from a name with a racist legacy.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Warming-fueled supercells will hit the southern U.S. more often, a study warns

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently.
- The Associated Press
Digital Dr. Dolittle: decoding animal conversations with artificial intelligence

We could be talking to animals in the next year using AI. But are we ready?
- Lucy Soucek
A wolverine has been seen outside of its normal range for the first time in 30 years

In Oregon, wolverines are typically located in the Wallowa Mountains in the northeast of the state. But the animal was seen near Portland this week.
- Ayana Archie
Safety device, human error derailed Anacortes train, federal officials say

The Federal Railroad Administration has confirmed KUOW reporting that a safety device meant to keep trains from plunging into Puget Sound knocked a train off the tracks and onto the Swinomish Reservation early Thursday morning.
- John Ryan

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