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ClimateEnvironment

Can crypto mining go green? Critics are skeptical

Some miners are promising more climate-friendly operations, but research shows the industry is a long…
Kaylee Tornay
Kaylee TornayFebruary 17, 2023
ClimateEnvironmentProblem of Plastic

‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic Using High Heat and Chemicals Is Costly and Environmentally Problematic, A New Government Study Finds

‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic Using High Heat and Chemicals Is Costly and Environmentally Problematic, A…
James Bruggers
James BruggersJanuary 25, 2023
ClimateNewsroom

Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works.

The new system follows in California’s footsteps — except when it doesn’t. By Kate Yoder…
Kate Yoder
Kate YoderJanuary 12, 2023
ClimateEnvironment

Why transforming the grid is critical to Oregon’s clean-energy future

By Monica Samayoa (OPB) One person’s dream home might be a villa on the shore…
Monica Samayoa
Monica SamayoaDecember 19, 2022
ClimateEnvironmentWildfires

The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?

States are struggling to budget given incomplete data By Jessie Blaeser / Grist This story…
Jessie Blaeser
Jessie BlaeserDecember 1, 2022
ClimateEnvironment

Massive die-off hits fir trees across Pacific Northwest

Labeled “Firmageddon,” by researchers, the drought-driven “mortality event” is the largest ever recorded in the…
Columbia Insight
Columbia InsightDecember 1, 2022
ClimateEnvironmentGovernmentHealth

Investors make a massive bet on crypto mining in a tiny NE Washington town 

California owners want to build one of the biggest operations in the country, but concerns…
Zachariah Bryan
Zachariah BryanNovember 25, 2022
ClimateEnvironment

New rules put Puget Sound’s urban trees in private hands

Because the majority of the region's trees are in residential neighborhoods, responsibility for maintaining canopy…
Lizz Giordano
Lizz GiordanoAugust 31, 2022
Climate

WA’s Nooksack River has been sounding the alarm, and people are finally listening

One WA county aims to restore a troubled river by focusing on the needs of…
Rochelle Gluzman
Rochelle GluzmanAugust 15, 2022
Climate

Displaced WA flood survivors ‘in limbo’ while awaiting federal aid

Climate change is straining FEMA’s capacity to help people after a disaster By Rochelle Gluzman…
Rochelle Gluzman
Rochelle GluzmanAugust 9, 2022
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