KUOW - Environment
Lynda Mapes, the former Seattle Times environment reporter, made a trip recently to the Western Arctic, a vast region in the northernmost part of North America.
KUOW - Despite state law, Washington takes 3+ years to reveal its ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Washington state disclosed its impact on the global climate on Monday, two years later than required by state law. The Department of Ecology’s new report on Washington’s greenhouse …
KUOW - John Ryan
Nov 18, 2025 · John Ryan joined KUOW as its first full-time investigative reporter in 2009 and became its environment reporter in 2018. He focuses on climate change, energy, and the ecosystems of the …
Trump's EPA now says greenhouse gases don't endanger people
Jul 24, 2025 · "Since the 2009 endangerment finding, the EPA has been trying to regulate greenhouse gases and as a result trying to control large portions of the economy," Daren Bakst, director of the …
Hear it Again: Roads devastated our ecosystems. But they might also ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Read More from Environment Share your thoughts on this story Do you feel more informed on this issue? * Do you believe multiple sides and perspectives were considered and …
KUOW - Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for ...
6 days ago · BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered …
The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be ... - KUOW
Jul 20, 2023 · The United States is poised to make much deeper cuts to the pollution that's fueling global warming than it was even a couple years ago.
Climate pollution surges in Washington state after pandemic lull
Nov 22, 2024 · The Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment plans to publish an inventory of Seattle’s contribution to climate change for the year 2022 in December as well.
Washington state climate policies face federal headwinds
Jul 30, 2025 · Fighting climate change in Washington state could get more difficult if a Trump administration proposal becomes law.
KUOW - Can a watershed have legal rights? The Snohomish River …
5 days ago · The tide is turning in a Snohomish County legal battle over whether a river and its watershed have legal rights that can be defended in court.