Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act, while in effect since 2023, has completed its first full and unfettered year of carbon allowance auctions and climate investments. The threat of a lawsuit ...

Yesterday, I wrote about the climate in Washington and how that would impact the United-Continental merger. Today we have living proof that things aren't getting any friendlier for the airlines. The ...

Remember when former Washington Governor Jay Inslee promised the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) would cost just pennies? Washington drivers have paid $4 billion more for gas since then. That’s nearly ...

It takes a lot to shock me anymore. I’ve covered the Washington government for years. I understand rounding errors. I get that numbers shift, estimates change, projections don’t always pan out. That’s ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash spending on climate change as the state faces severe budget pressures. His proposed budget would redirect $569 million from the state’s quarterly auctions ...

In February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the repeal of the endangerment finding, a key rule that has supported federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions since 2009.

The Trump administration illegally withheld more than $9 million for climate resilience projects in Washington state, violating the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution, the state’s ...

A conference of climate change deniers, a warning about the world’s largest penguin species, record low snowpack in the West, plus more climate news. By Maxine Joselow Yesterday I found myself in a ...

Amazon and Walmart responded to NonStop Local with statements regarding the Washington Department of Ecology's announcement about climate-polluting products. "We require all products sold in our store ...

KUOW Photo/John Ryan Washington state officials have issued a correction after they were caught exaggerating the benefits of state spending to curb climate change. Proceeds from the state’s quarterly ...