High-Tide Flooding On The Rise, Especially Along The East Coast, Forecasters Warn As sea levels rise, coastal flooding that used to happen only during storms is increasingly occurring on sunny days. That has local officials reconsidering everything from zoning to police budgets. Rebecca Hersher
Feds Say Hanford’s PUREX Plant Is Degrading, Needs Stabilizing Soon A new federal report says that a massive building at the Hanford Nuclear Site is worse off than managers thought. The so-called PUREX -- Plutonium... Anna King
For sale: Carbon credits. Contact King County King County has gotten into the business of selling carbon credits. Eilís O'Neill
Plastic Has A Big Carbon Footprint — But That Isn't The Whole Story Plastic waste litters cities, oceans and even the air. Largely overlooked is how making plastic affects the environment. Plastic is a big contributor to global warming. So are its alternatives. Christopher Joyce
It's the second week of July. So where's summer? Summer officially began June 21, but in the Pacific Northwest some say it doesn't really kick off here until the Fourth of July. Casey Martin
How A Grocery Store's Plan To Shame Customers Into Using Reusable Bags Backfired A Canadian grocery store put embarrassing slogans on plastic bags, such as "Wart Ointment Wholesale" and "Into the Weird Adult Video Emporium" to get customers to use reusable shopping bags. Serena McMahon
UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings To Its List Of World Heritage Sites The Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania now belong to a list that includes Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt. Josh Axelrod
To Build Resilience, Puerto Rico Communities Embrace Grassroots Partnerships Across Puerto Rico, communities have partnered with foundations and charities to become more resilient against future natural disasters. Greg Allen
The day after the Fourth of July: a huge, volunteer clean-up The day after the Fourth of July: a huge, volunteer clean-up Casey Martin
It Was A Balmy 90 Degrees Yesterday In Anchorage — For The First Time On Record The Alaskan city just had its hottest and driest June ever, with average daily temperatures 5 degrees above normal. Crews are also battling wildfires across the state. Laurel Wamsley
