climate change

A bill that began in the Washington House targeting the state's response to climate change is now moving through the Senate after passing its initial chamber on March 3. House Bill 1181 (HB 1181) is designed to improve the state's response to climate change by making upgrades to its planning framework...

Supporters of the bill say it's a step forward to making Washington a more climate friendly state by reducing urban sprawl and greenhouse emissions.

Among other things, it requires certain cities and counties to take action to reduce vehicle miles traveled.

Chelan County is hosting a public discussion on the future of climate change and building resiliency to its expected impacts. Commissioner Bob Bugert says the Climate Resilience Roundtable will give county residents an opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas about the subject...

OXFORD, UK - A new study says the recent extreme heat wave in the Pacific Northwest would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change.  The research by 27 scientists is the first to attribute the deadly heat wave to climate change.  ...

Governor Inslee announced the "climate change" portion of his proposed biennial budget. A total of $428-million in investments…with a bulk of the money targeting transportation. "We cannot get on top of climate change unless we invest in the biggest sources of pollution. We kn ...

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center will present 'Search for the Super Battery' as a segment of the museum's environmental film series. The free movie that demonstrates the search and the importance of the 'perfect battery' is on the night of October 22 from 7-8...

Far from being a future threat, climate change already is making national parks hotter and the effects could get much worse, according to a first-of-its-kind study. Researchers went back to 1895 to chart temperatures and found they're rising twice as fast in the country's national parks as they are in the rest of America...