The country is falling behind in clean energy, but McKibben believes a turnaround is possible. He will speak Tuesday night in Seattle on tour with his new book, Here Comes the Sun.

A long-awaited policy on the forests that will become the next generation of old growth brought out many critics at the first public comment period.

Molly Hashimoto's Trees of the West is part catalogue and part instruction manual for artists. She says getting outside and slowing down can lead to new awareness of the world around you.

David B. Williams’ essay "Dead Trees Tell No Lies" explains how geologists read tree rings to unveil details of major earthquakes along the Seattle fault over 1,000 years ago.

The Montana-based author of "Treekeepers" stopped by Seattle and Tacoma as she researches the how and why behind efforts to preserve and re-grow forests around the globe.

Seth Zuckerman highlights ecological forestry in the 2024 book "A Forest of Your Own." He says this alternative type of forest management will deliver more value over the long term.

Now retired from The Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes examines the future of forests in her sixth book, “The Trees are Speaking.”

KNKX Environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp interviews five authors about the admiration and curiosity they have for their subjects: the trees all around us.

Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through Tuesday, forecasters say.

Views of the Puget Sound region’s iconic mountain are darker, showing signs of climate change.