Climate Solutions

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.

A chamber jazz quintet from Seattle recently took its concert featuring music about climate change on the road. The musicians say they hope their music will help people discover climate change solutions.

The changing climate is a topic you’d think would be front and center in local elections – especially after the heat wave that killed hundreds of people in the Northwest this summer. A professor of politics at the University of Washington noted a lack of attention to the issue – until he and a colleague pushed for a debate in Seattle.

The end of this year’s legislative session has been overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak. The session started with high hopes for new state policies…

The environmental group Climate Solutions is urging Gov. Jay Inslee to exercise his executive power to adopt a clean fuels standard. The group's leaders…