Environment
Only we can prevent costly forest fires. So why don't we?
Bad management and climate change have turned our forests into tinderboxes and exhausted firefighting budgets. But we keep on building homes in the woods.
Latest in
Environment
Sponsorship
politics
Inslee sounds alarm about oil trains
He is asking for federal help, but state officials are exploring what they can do on their own.
politics
Inslee pushes ahead on new pollution rules
The governor's administration puts out its draft rules on fish consumption, while defending itself against environmentalists' criticism.
politics
New York's Climate Week: Even Wall Street wanted in
There's no telling what'll happen when world leaders meet in Paris next year for the 21st annual U.N. Climate Conference. But based on what went down in Manhattan this week, the time for global action on climate change is here.
politics
Building and operating small nukes in Tri-Cities gets big backing
For the first time, leaders in the Tri-Cities are speaking clearly in support of a new generation of nuclear reactors. And state legislators are listening.