The U.S. Coast Guard's new system reduces the number of whales hit by vessels The U.S. Coast Guard has developed a new system to try to reduce the number whales hit by vessels. It's trying it out in the waters in and around Seattle. Bellamy Pailthorp/KNKX
A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. The Associated Press
Razones por la que mujeres indígenas Ecuatorianas marchan en 8M Mujeres de diferentes nacionalidades indígenas viajaron desde sus territorios a Puyo, Ecuador, para marchar por las calles de la ciudad como lo hacen cada año en el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Tatiana Lopez
A cougar attacked them. They fought back for 45 harrowing minutes It was a beautiful Pacific Northwest day. Sunny, puffy clouds on the horizon. Angela King
Price of carbon plummets at latest Washington state auction The price of pollution has plummeted in Washington state’s latest carbon auction. John Ryan
Climate-friendly building code kicks in on Friday A Thurston County judge’s decision means that a climate-friendly building code takes effect in Washington state on Friday. The state’s new code pushes builders to use electric heat pumps and discourages the burning of fossil fuels. John Ryan
Oil and gas companies emit more climate-warming methane than EPA reports Oil and gas drillers are releasing more climate-warming methane than the government estimates, a new study shows. Jeff Brady
Olympic National Park cabins demolished before they fall into Pacific Ocean Construction crews started removing seven cabins from a crumbling bluff in the thin strip of Olympic National Park that hugs the Pacific Coast on Monday. John Ryan
As the Northwest spring arrives, so do anxieties over water for farming, and summer wildfires Federal, state and regional officials are worried about Washington state’s snowpack in the Olympics and Cascades Anna King
Old power lines plus climate change mean a growing risk of utilities starting fires Texas investigators say the largest wildfire in state history appears to be caused by a power line. Aging utility infrastructure ups the risk of starting wildfires as the climate heats up. Julia Simon
