Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding
A long, warm plume of airborne water snaked its way from the subtropical Pacific Ocean…
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Washington and Maryland Pass Packaging EPR Laws
Two states took significant steps toward circular economy leadership this month. Washington and Maryland enacted…
How Washington State pioneered an “all hands, all lands” wildfire prevention strategy
In January 2025, wildfire driven by hurricane-force winds ripped through Los Angeles County. Over a…
How farmworkers in Washington state got lawmakers’ attention
Hoarfrost still coated the Capitol lawn in Olympia, Washington, as Alfredo Juarez led 16 farmworkers…
Washington DC Plane Crash: Everything We Know So Far
Investigators are scrambling to figure out why a military helicopter and a passenger airplane collided…
A filing error put 90,000 acres of Yakama Nation land in Washington state’s hands
It was barely a choice. In 1855, a time when the ink of border lines…
An attempt to repeal Washington’s landmark climate law failed massively
The people of Washington state elected to save the most ambitious price on carbon in…
Washington solar project paused amid concern about Indigenous sites
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part…
Washington’s key climate law is under attack. Big Oil wants it to survive.
It took Washington state more than a decade to put a price on carbon pollution.…
Washington’s cap on carbon is raising billions for climate action. Can it survive the backlash?
For months now, it’s been free for anyone 18 or younger to ride the light…