Climate policies

Gov. Jay Inslee is in New York City for Climate Week - his last time as a sitting governor. He helped announce the launch of a “Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative.”

Washington state officials launched the new instant rebate program in Seattle on Thursday, saying it's part of an aggressive response to climate change.

A look at Kamala Harris' record on clean energy, climate diplomacy, and environmental justice in California, the Senate, and the White House.

More states are pursuing cap-and-trade, but closely watching a likely ballot measure on repeal in Washington.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants state lawmakers to add roughly $2.5 billion in new spending to the state's current budget in 2024, as state revenues come in higher than previous estimates.

A coalition of activists is pointing to Tacoma’s approval of Bridge Industrial's huge warehouse development as environmental racism.

Another billion dollars is expected from Washington state's cap and trade system. The funds will go to programs that reduce carbon pollution and help people adapt. Some advocates say there’s one thing the state should do more to support.

Despite its reputation as ‘the Emerald City’ in ‘the Evergreen State,’ Seattle has been losing trees. A long-awaited update to the city’s tree protection ordinance will be voted on by Seattle City Council next week.

Olympia, Wash., is what some call a “sea level rise city.” But elected officials there have only just begun to put a price on the cost of adaptation to climate change.

For the first time Washington state will lease public timber lands as carbon sinks – preserving older forests to absorb greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. It will use carbon markets to generate income from stands of timber by not cutting them down. The Department of Natural Resources will sell leases on 10,000 acres of its most ecologically-valuable forests in Western Washington.