Why are there so many rats in Seattle? Seattle has a rat problem. Rat sightings in Seattle are double the national average. Population growth is part of the problem; so is the weather. That’s... Ashley Ahearn
Should carbon emissions be taxed? Environmentalists are split If you could make energy companies pay $25 for every ton of CO2 they emitted, would you? What if that tax increased your electric bill and the cost of... Ashley Ahearn
Donors duke it out over Washington's proposed carbon tax This November, Washington voters must decide how to vote on the nation’s first ever carbon tax. Initiative 732 would increase taxes on fossil fuel... Amy Radil
Bill McKibben: Sorry for bumming you out about climate change On his recent visit to Seattle, author and environmentalist Bill McKibben apologized for his “life’s work of bumming people out” about climate change.... John O'Brien
It's not just warm spring days: How we feel climate change in Washington This Humanities Washington Think & Drink conversation addresses the effects of climate change in the Northwest. It features Amy Snover, director of... John O'Brien
What These Dead Whalers Tell Us About Climate Change When the steamship Belvedere left San Francisco in the spring of 1897, its crew members couldn’t have known what a treacherous voyage awaited them. Ashley Ahearn
Record-Shattering Year Of Warmth In Northwest Last month was easily the warmest January the world has ever recorded, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. John Ryan
Does Fear Stop Us From Acting On Climate Change? Bill Radke speaks with Seattle psychologist Dr. Laura Brown about how we should deal with the trauma of climate change and how fear shuts us down. Bill Radke
These Are Washington's Top 10 Climate Polluters The biggest climate polluters in Washington have been identified, according to numbers out this week: the TransAlta coal-burning power plant in Centrali... John Ryan
Lake Washington Is Warming Up Faster Than Global Pace It’s not in your head. Seattle's Lake Washington is getting warmer and more comfortable to swim in every year. And it’s not the only lake experiencing a... Ashley Ahearn
