May 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
and the rest of Washington — has seen its share of rainy days in the last month, drought conditions persist. On April 16, the state Department of Ecology declared a drought emergency for nearly all of Washington, with some major metro areas excluded. The agency is making up to $4.5… Read story
April 6, 2024, 6:04am Nation & World
Deadly heat in the Southwest. Hot-tub temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Sweltering conditions in Europe, Asia and South America. Read story
March 28, 2024, 6:11pm Latest News
During the last bill-signing tour of his career at the helm of Washington, outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee signed a wide slate of climate and environmental bills into law Thursday afternoon. Read story
December 14, 2023, 10:54am Nation & World
United Nations climate negotiators on Wednesday declared the world must transition away from oil, gas and coal, a significant decision by nearly 200 countries in nearly 30 years of climate talks. Read story
December 14, 2023, 10:10am Nation & World
The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. Read story
November 22, 2023, 7:42am Latest News
In one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, in one of the most expensive states for gasoline, backers of an effort to repeal Washington’s carbon market said Tuesday they have enough signatures to put it before lawmakers and possibly voters next year. Read story
November 15, 2023, 6:05pm Northwest
Washington’s latest auction of carbon-emission allowances raised an estimated $260 million. Read story
October 21, 2023, 5:56am Clark County News
Ten months have passed since the city of Vancouver passed its road map to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, and officials are inviting residents to learn about the effort’s progress. Read story
October 16, 2023, 6:54pm Newsletter
State climate officials and an environmental justice organization disagree over how the state plans to spend cash from its highly lucrative carbon-pricing program. Read story
September 4, 2023, 9:57am Nation & World
The first African Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a worldwide issue that affects their continent the most even though its 1.3 billion people contribute to global warming the least. Read story
