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The King County Council passed an ordinance 6-3 on Monday night, placing a six-month moratorium on building new or expanding existing fossil-fuel facilities. Tacoma passed a similar ordinance in 2017, aimed at its port (pictured above).

King County Council approves moratorium on new, expanding fossil-fuel facilities

King County joins a group of Pacific Northwest communities that are stopping new fossil fuel projects before they start.The County Council passed an…

A Comic Just For Kids: How To Stay Safe From The Coronavirus

A zine and comic guide on how kids can protect themselves from COVID-19. Wear a mask. Stay 6 feet apart. And try not to pick your nose.

Jazz Caliente: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena

What we call "Latin Jazz" is usually jazz played over Afro-Cuban or Brazilian rhythms. We've explored Afro-Peruvian jazz, and now it's time to look to…

Saturn's Strangest Sights, As Captured By A Doomed Spacecraft

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will crash into Saturn in a few hours, but we'll always have the shots it took of icy volcanoes, hexagonal storms, ethane lakes and ripples in Saturn's rings.

Adoptive Parents Of Severely Abused Boy Testify For ‘Aiden’s Law'

The case of an infant who nearly died from severe abuse has captured the attention of Washington lawmakers. The child’s adoptive parents testified Tuesday…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble talk during a special meeting of the German parliament over the proposed bailout package for Greece.

German Lawmakers Back Greek Bailout Plan

The Bundestag voted overwhelmingly in favor of the $93.6 billion package aimed at keeping Athens in the eurozone.

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