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As climate change makes summers hotter, PNW states are adopting more protections for outdoor laborers. But one lags behind the rest.

Small farmers and policy makers work to balance the environment and timber jobs as the emphasis shifts to preserving trees for carbon sequestration.

Small family farms struggling to navigate cap-and-invest regulations say the Department of Ecology hasn’t done enough outreach or education.

Survivors of the WWII prison camp and their descendants say the Lava Ridge Wind Farm would threaten the remoteness and solemnity of the historic site.

Open to low- and middle-income residents who want to buy or lease an electric vehicle, the new program could benefit a third of the state’s families.

Conservation-minded forest management, though costly, helps restore this former logging site as a wildfire-resilient ecosystem.

Cedar Hills in Maple Valley is ranked among the top 50 methane-producing landfills in the country. But new science and policy breakthroughs could help.

Politicians are celebrating the tentative agreement, while activists and tribal leaders say it doesn’t do enough to protect endangered salmon runs.

If voters decide in November to keep the cap-and-invest program, the state has plans that could bring the technology to its coastal waters.

As the state considers removing the species’ endangered status, some argue that the Colville Tribe’s recent population estimate is implausibly high.

A consultation process opens the door for tribes to have a say in federal projects — but only if they’re willing to publicly disclose sacred knowledge.

If passed, Initiative 2117 would repeal the state's new Climate Commitment Act, which has raised more than $2B for projects like electrifying transit.

Old-growth forests of the West Coast store about five gigatons of carbon, but researchers are still learning how climate change will affect vegetation.

Redmond hedge fund manager Brian Heywood is spending millions to end cap-and-invest. The initiative has a web of organizations — and Brandi Kruse — backing it.

Many companies made headway during the pandemic on promises to go green. But with work commutes required again, emissions are rising.