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Climate change

Clark County seeks feedback on climate planning

May 7, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County is seeking community input on planning for climate change. Read story

Salmon Creek flows near the Northwest 36th Avenue bridge April 26. Low rainfall totals and decreased snowpack levels could leave rivers and streams running dry this summer but likely won&rsquo;t affect Clark County&rsquo;s drinking-water supplies, which primarily come from groundwater sources.

Clark County likely won’t feel drought despite being covered in declaration

Salmon Creek flows near the Northwest 36th Avenue bridge April 26. Low rainfall totals and decreased snowpack levels could leave rivers and streams running dry this summer but likely won&rsquo;t affect Clark County&rsquo;s drinking-water supplies, which primarily come from groundwater sources.

May 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

and the rest of Washington — has seen its share of rainy days in the last month, drought conditions persist. On April 16, the state Department of Ecology declared a drought emergency for nearly all of Washington, with some major metro areas excluded. The agency is making up to $4.5… Read story

Beachgoers are framed against the setting sun at the end of a warm day Dec. 6 in Huntington Beach, Calif. Last year&rsquo;s global average temperature of 58.96 degrees was about a third of a degree warmer than the previous hottest year in 2016.

‘Humbling, and a bit worrying’: Scientists fail to fully explain record global heat

Beachgoers are framed against the setting sun at the end of a warm day Dec. 6 in Huntington Beach, Calif. Last year&rsquo;s global average temperature of 58.96 degrees was about a third of a degree warmer than the previous hottest year in 2016.

April 6, 2024, 6:04am Nation & World

Deadly heat in the Southwest. Hot-tub temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Sweltering conditions in Europe, Asia and South America. Read story

Gov. Inslee signs slate of climate and environment bills into law

March 28, 2024, 6:11pm Latest News

During the last bill-signing tour of his career at the helm of Washington, outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee signed a wide slate of climate and environmental bills into law Thursday afternoon. Read story

Will declaration on fossil fuels at U.N. climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions

December 14, 2023, 10:54am Nation & World

United Nations climate negotiators on Wednesday declared the world must transition away from oil, gas and coal, a significant decision by nearly 200 countries in nearly 30 years of climate talks. Read story

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gestures at the end of the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Experts at odds over result of U.N. climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gestures at the end of the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

December 14, 2023, 10:10am Nation & World

The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. Read story

Children hold signs as they stand on stage with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who signed bills addressing climate change, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Seattle.

Opponents of WA climate law submit signatures to repeal it

Children hold signs as they stand on stage with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who signed bills addressing climate change, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Seattle.

November 22, 2023, 7:42am Latest News

In one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, in one of the most expensive states for gasoline, backers of an effort to repeal Washington’s carbon market said Tuesday they have enough signatures to put it before lawmakers and possibly voters next year. Read story

Washington raises $260 million in most recent carbon-pricing auction

November 15, 2023, 6:05pm Northwest

Washington’s latest auction of carbon-emission allowances raised an estimated $260 million. Read story

Vancouver to share its greenhouse gas plans

October 21, 2023, 5:56am Clark County News

Ten months have passed since the city of Vancouver passed its road map to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, and officials are inviting residents to learn about the effort’s progress. Read story

Are ‘overburdened’ communities getting fair share of Washington climate funds?

October 16, 2023, 6:54pm Newsletter

State climate officials and an environmental justice organization disagree over how the state plans to spend cash from its highly lucrative carbon-pricing program. Read story