Climate

Deirdre Griffin LaHue, WSU assistant professor of soil quality and sustainable soil management, walks near the cover crop

Environment

Farming to help the climate: Two bills in Olympia promote “regenerative agriculture”

Bills in the Washington Legislature would help scientists learn about storing carbon in agricultural soils, as well as letting farmers invest in GPS-guided tractors and climate-friendly cattle feed.

February 19, 2020

This view from Crown Point in Oregon showcases the rolling farmlands of Washington in front of the Cascade Mountains, which

Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor — Impacts, fixes and rethinking everything

February 11, 2020

The TransAlta coal-fired power plant in Centralia, WA. Current legislation requires it to close by 2025, but major questions

What Washington’s fight over climate-friendly power grid is all about

February 25, 2019

Will Washington become the first state to tax greenhouse gases?

February 28, 2018

“We’re running out of time,” veteran scientist Paul Hessburg says. He’s talking about how letting forests grow and putting

Hate smoky summers, Portland and Seattle? How crisis in the woods is really a social problem

November 13, 2017

This coal-fired power plant in Centralia could soon have to pay to emit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Will Washington State be first in taxing greenhouse gases?

April 10, 2017

Idaho’s latest anti-drag crusade began with a falsehood, lawsuit says

Washington ferries are going hybrid-electric, but disposal of old ones poses environmental, legal risks

Do Oregon parents get enough mental health support during pregnancy? Help us answer that question