This week’s catch on the Skagit delta: Tasty crabs, toxic soil As a fishing fleet hauled in 250,000 Dungeness crabs just offshore, backhoes dug up 23 truckloads of gasoline-tainted soil from the Skagit River delta on Tuesday. John Ryan
2023 was a tragic and bizarre year of wildfires. Will it mark a turning point? Unusual and tragic are two words that might describe the 2023 wildfire season which experts say might end up being a game changer for U.S. fire policy. Kirk Siegler
The uncomfortable hidden costs behind the rise in cheap cashmere The coveted material known for its luxurious softness has become much more accessible and affordable in recent years. But at what cost? Manuela López Restrepo
A volcano in Iceland erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated from a nearby town Police evacuated Grindavik in November after strong seismic activity in the area damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption. Officials said magma could continue in that direction. The Associated Press
House cats love to hunt birds. Here's why that has biologists and conservationists worried A study published this week in the journal Nature Communications found that free-ranging domestic AND feral cats eat more than 2,000 different species in the wild. And that has ecologists and biologists seriously worried. Libby Denkmann
Salmon, rivers hit hard by recent Washington floods The atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest in early December took a heavy toll on salmon, biologists working with Puget Sound tribes say. John Ryan
The price of pollution in Washington state hits $2 billion Washington state’s latest carbon auction has raised nearly a half-billion dollars from businesses that pollute the climate. John Ryan
Climate talks end on a first-ever call for the world to move away from fossil fuels Leaders from nearly 200 countries agreed on the need to transition away from fossil fuels. But representatives of nations most vulnerable to climate impacts were not happy with the final deal. Rebecca Hersher
Climate activists struggle to be heard at this year's U.N. climate talks Protests are a common part of global climate meetings, but activists say they're facing restrictions at this year's U.N. climate meeting hosted in the UAE Aya Batrawy
