Environment New highways headed to Seattle area despite drive to fight climate change Even as Washington state tries to clamp down on climate-harming pollution, it’s building new highways in its two biggest counties. John Ryan
Climate Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, study finds Arctic communities have long been plagued by soot that drives snow melt and respiratory disease. Now, humans are making their mark in Antarctica. Rebecca Hersher
Environment Think 85,000 invasive crabs is a lot? Wait 'til you see Vancouver Island While record numbers of green crabs were found near Bellingham last year, even more of the voracious European crabs have turned up just across Washington’s watery border with Canada. John Ryan
Politics EPA announces tighter fuel economy standards for cars and trucks The EPA announced on Monday a plan that it says will yield $190 billion in net benefits by 2050. Alana Wise
Environment What Washington state pledged at the Glasgow climate summit, and what activists say West Coast leaders promised to phase out gas vehicles, ramp up land protections while in Glasgow Paige Browning
Environment Ship that spilled 40 containers off Olympic Peninsula catches fire. Spills 2 more “You have been advised to evacuate the entire vessel,” a coast guard official radioed the captain. “All crew members and captain included. Over.” “Negative, sir,” the captain replied from the burning ship. John Ryan
Environment UW study links fine particulate air pollution to dementia Air pollution is often associated with respiratory illness. But a new University of Washington study adds to a growing body of evidence that links air pollution to greater risk for dementia. Ruby de Luna
Environment Salmon-killing tires get congressional hearing A study that pinpointed a chemical from car tires as the cause of salmon die-offs in West Coast creeks has prompted a congressional hearing on the topic. John Ryan
Environment Activists push back against rising air pollution from Sea-Tac Airport Sea-Tac Airport is reporting more takeoffs and landings than at any time since early March 2020, when travel of all kinds took a nose dive in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. John Ryan
Environment Another smoky summer could be on Washington's horizon Western Washington may not be in a drought, but much of the state and the West Coast is. That means Seattle could be in for another smoky summer. John Ryan
