WDFW: 30 pounds of invasive green crab confiscated from Seattle seafood market

Police officers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confiscated around 30 pounds of live green crab that were being sold at a Seattle seafood market earlier this month.

EPA investigating Colorado air pollution regulations for discrimination

The EPA is probing Colorado’s oversight of the state’s biggest polluters and whether the effect of that pollution on Hispanic residents and other racial minorities is discriminatory.

Climate in 2022: Extreme heat, drought, floods fueled by warming planet

By October, the U.S. had experienced 15 major weather disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion in damage each, according to NOAA.

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FOX 13's Dan Griffin is in Olympia where authorities are urging people to avoid the downtown area due to flooding.

Christmas tree pickup, recycling tips for after the holidays

Recycling options vary among communities but here are some general tips on how to get rid of your real tree.

Your holiday dinner may contain thousands of microplastic particles, researchers say

Researchers in the U.K. are warning about how microplastics can infiltrate our food, conducting an experiment that found about 230,000 microplastic particles in a traditional roast chicken dinner with sides.

Iconic Berlin Christmas tree decapitated by climate activists

The climate activists used a hydraulic lift and a hand saw to cut 6 feet off the top of the tree and hang up a banner stating: “This is only the tip of the Christmas tree.”

Washington to transition to zero-emission vehicles by 2035

The Washington Department of Ecology on Monday announced it will require all new, light-duty vehicles sold in the state to meet zero-emission standards by 2035.

Ken Balcomb, researcher who championed orcas in the PNW, dies at 82

Ken Balcomb, a researcher who spent five decades studying the Pacific Northwest’s charismatic and endangered killer whales — and whose findings helped end their capture for display at marine parks in the 1970s — died Thursday following an illness. He was 82.

Twitter suspends account that tracked Elon Musk's private jet

“He said this is free speech and he’s doing the opposite,” the 20-year-old college student who started the flight-tracking account said.

Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate and clean energy

Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun.

'Quiet Sound' program offers hope for Southern Resident killer whales

Initial data shows 61-percent of commercial vessels voluntarily slowed down in Puget Sound to reduce noise for the endangered orcas.

Massive oil spill in Kansas biggest in Keystone history, federal data finds

A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City.