Seattle Barrel and owner sentenced for repeatedly dumping hazardous chemicals into sewer system
Seattle Barrel and its owner, Louie Sanft, have been sentenced for repeatedly dumping corrosive chemicals into the sewer system, causing environmental damage, infrastructure harm, and endangering utility workers.
Watch: NOAA scientists find mysterious, shiny orb-like object on seafloor
Video from NOAA shows the vessel’s remotely operated arm carefully "tickle" the object before picking it up and sucking it into a vacuum-like tube.
Watch: Police remove climate protesters from US Open after 50-minute delay
"Kick them out!" people cheered as climate protesters shouted and interrupted the US Open. One protester glued his feet to the ground.
Air pollution from wildfires linked to dementia cases, study says
Particulate pollution comes from several sources, not just wildfires, but the study identified particulates from wildfires and agriculture as the sources linked to dementia cases.
NASA releases first images from pollution-monitoring satellite in space
NASA has shared this week the first images from TEMPO, the agency’s first space-based instrument designed to continuously measure air quality over North America, and do so with the resolution of a few square miles.
Snohomish County to use $10M in funds to mitigate flooding in Sultan, Monroe
Fall marks the beginning of flood season for many communities in the region. Just in time for the rain to fall, two communities in Snohomish County are getting some much-needed help towards mitigating flooding in the future.
Why fall season should actually begin on September 1
The calendar says autumn begins on Sept. 22, but 'climatological' or 'meteorological' fall starts 3 weeks earlier.
Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps
Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Alaska, doesn't immediately recognize the shriveled, brown plant she finds on the shore of the Salish Sea or others that were sunburned during the long, hot summer. But a fellow student at a week long tribal climate camp does.
Sweeping projects underway to update Washington's aging fish passage infrastructure
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is advancing road improvements and fish habitat restoration in Western Washington.
Washington state on track to achieve 100% clean energy by 2045, leaders say
Washington Governor Jay Inslee's office says it's confident our state will generate 100% clean energy by 2045 - which is required by the Clean Energy Transformation Act from 2019.
$50M awarded to Washington fish passage projects
Fish culverts have long been a problem in this area. Whether it's poor design or infrastructure at the end of its lifespan, culverts have been linked to massive decline in fish populations, including a number of endangered salmon species.
Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
A Montana judge has sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate.
Plans to fight climate change with trees hampered by seedling shortage, study says
This shortage is occurring as government and private funding is being invested in planting trees to cool cities, reduce air pollution and protect water.
Antarctica gets ‘taste of summer’ as watermelons bloom in coldest place on Earth
August is the coldest winter month at the arctic station Vostok, when temperatures average nearly 92 degrees below zero.
State official doesn't believe Tokitae will be back home in Puget Sound this year
The push to return Tokitae, a captive orca, to the Pacific Northwest is gaining momentum – but roadblocks loom. The man bankrolling her transport teased a date of as early as Thanksgiving, but state officials don't see that happening until 2024 or 2025.
July on track to be Earth's hottest month on record
Another month of record-breaking heat has brought the world into uncharted territory, scientists say.
Makah Tribe awaits decision to resume hunting gray whales
The Makah, a tribal nation on the Olympic Peninsula, have been waiting nearly two decades to learn whether they’ll get the go-ahead from the federal government to resume their practice of whaling.