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The Northwest’s unhealthy new season: smoke
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The Northwest’s unhealthy new season: smoke

When Kelsey Horne finished college in Tacoma ten years ago, the climate was different. “Fire season wasn't a thing,” she said.
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Nation's first hydrogen-powered ferry launches in Bellingham

A hydrogen-powered ferry, the first of its kind in the United States, has launched in Bellingham.
Seattle Now: So it's climate change, or nah?
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Seattle Now: So it's climate change, or nah?

This weekend's forecast is a 'historic' heat wave in Seattle, with temperatures climbing into the 90s, and maybe even hitting 100. The question we're all asking: "Is this what climate change looks like?"

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The Salish Sea: An imperiled wonder of the Northwest

‘This report was essentially a synthesis of the science in the region, but the next step would be to develop policy and regulatory structures that would lead to more protection of this ecosystem.’
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Northwest ports pledge to stop air pollution (29 years from now)

The ports of Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver, British Columbia, announced a common goal Wednesday: to eliminate diesel particulates and heat-trapping greenhouse gases from their operations by the year 2050.

Fly to Asia in three hours, but at what cost to the environment?
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Fly to Asia in three hours, but at what cost to the environment?

New supersonic and "hypersonic" passenger planes could connect continents faster than ever before.

Seattle students cut back on driving and mangoes to fight climate change
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Seattle students cut back on driving and mangoes to fight climate change

Apples over mangoes. Veggies over steak. Shorter showers and less driving alone. Those are some of the ways Seattle residents say they're changing their habits as they compete to reduce their carbon footprints

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