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Why Washington gas prices are the nation’s highest
Oil companies that buy emissions from the new carbon cap program are passing the cost to consumers at the pump. But are the increases a bug or a feature?
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One man’s mission to cycle all of Seattle, street by street
In January 2022, Danny Roberts started his roughly 2,000-mile journey to bike every road in the city through rain, shine and injury.
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What is the cost of extreme heat? $1B, according to a new report
High temperatures could lead to half a million hospital admissions for heat-related conditions in 2023.
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What can be learned from the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 heat wave
A new analysis suggests strategies to better prepare for extreme heat and prevent attributed deaths across Washington.
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In Washington, people keep building houses where they might burn
Researchers found as more Americans move into fire-risk areas, they increase the likelihood and impact of wildfires.