Atmospheric scientist Cliff Mass coined the word "smokestorm" to describe city-choking air conditions. Here's what he…
Author: Kate Yoder
What’s a smokestorm? A meteorologist explains.
Seattle's Cliff Mass coined the word "smokestorm." Here's what he says we need to do to…
Zinke blames ‘environmental terrorists’ for wildfires. What the **** does that mean?
The tenuous link between ecoterrorism and logging is 20 years old.
In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change
Scientists say "the new normal" is a flawed description of a warming world. A lexicographer says…
Should big corporations pay for clean energy? Portland voters will decide.
It's one of two climate change measures headed to the ballot in the Northwest this November.
The FDA is confused about the definition of ‘milk,’ so we talked to a dictionary expert
"Almond milk" dates back to the 1400s, says lexicographer Kory Stamper.
Can This State Finally Put a Price on Carbon?
After a decade of failed carbon taxes, Washington state is pushing to pass the country's first…
Washington governor: Every month makes it more apparent we have to act on climate
Jay Inslee discusses his state’s leading role in tackling climate change -- and whether it can…
Don’t call it a tax: Inside Washington’s attempt to pass a ‘fee on pollution’
After a decade of failed carbon taxes, the state is taking another shot -- this time…
The planet wants you to stop eating so much meat and dairy
The largest-ever analysis of farming’s environmental impact confirms what we already knew.