Why didn’t Greta Thunberg win the Nobel Peace Prize?
The 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden was a popular choice but had several factors working against her.
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The Covering Climate Now initiative, co-founded by the Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation, aims to highlight media coverage about our warming planet, a defining issue of our time.
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Indigenous climate protest at the Washington state capitol draws law enforcement in riot gear
The demonstrators criticized Gov. Jay Inslee's past support of two natural-gas projects. They also called on him to declare a climate emergency, convene a special...
How restoring old-growth forest in Washington state could help fight climate change VIEW
Scientists are using cutting-edge research in their efforts to restore Southwest Washington's Ellsworth Creek Preserve, in hopes of easing the impacts of climate change.
Tall buildings out of timber? In the face of climate change, Seattle encourages it VIEW
For those who remember the dramatic protests over logging in the spotted owl's Olympic Peninsula habitat, building with wood seems counterintuitive. But loggers and environmentalists...
Global Climate Strike draws students, adult allies to Friday demonstrations in Seattle WATCH
Students across the globe demonstrated Friday, alongside many supportive adults, to call attention to the global climate crisis. Thousands marched Friday morning from Capitol Hill...
Fact check: It isn’t against Washington state law for schools to excuse absences for students participating in the Global Climate Strike
When Seattle Public Schools drew criticism for not giving students excused absences if they miss class to participate in Friday morning's Global Climate Strike, superintendent...
Bezos commits Amazon to rapidly cut fossil fuels, be carbon neutral by 2040
Amazon expects to power all of its operations with renewable energy by 2030 — setting a timeline for pledges it had made previously.
How climate change threatens our health in the Pacific Northwest
More smoke and heat in the Pacific Northwest could lead to heat stroke, dehydration, increased pollen allergies and cancer risk. And while local scientists have...
Washington to join California in fighting Trump administration's attack on state vehicle-emission rules
Washington now has a stake in what's shaping up to be clash over the future of the U.S. automobile industry.
Feds seek expanded habitat protection as salmon, orcas battle climate change, habitat degradation
Under this proposal, "if you are proposing a project anywhere from the Canadian border to Big Sur, you have to take southern resident killer whales...
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