Environment This week’s catch on the Skagit delta: Tasty crabs, toxic soil As a fishing fleet hauled in 250,000 Dungeness crabs just offshore, backhoes dug up 23 truckloads of gasoline-tainted soil from the Skagit River delta on Tuesday. John Ryan
Environment The price of pollution in Washington state hits $2 billion Washington state’s latest carbon auction has raised nearly a half-billion dollars from businesses that pollute the climate. John Ryan
World Ukraine is trying to keep its lights on this winter. Russia aims to turn them off Utility workers have raced to repair Ukraine's damaged energy grid. Russia has resumed targeted attacks on Ukraine's energy system — and parts of it may be more vulnerable than ever, experts warn. Nathan Rott Claire Harbage Hanna Palamarenko
Crime Pierce County power-grid attacker sentenced to federal prison A Puyallup man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for sabotaging four electrical substations in Pierce County on Christmas Day 2022. John Ryan
Environment Washington state phases out super-polluting gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners You’ve probably never seen or smelled a hydrofluorocarbon, but these synthetic gases are inside the air conditioners, refrigerators, and heat pumps in most Washington homes and businesses. John Ryan
Business Oil firms are out in force at the climate talks. Here's how to decode their language The oil industry has a huge voice in this year's climate talks. But what are oil companies actually saying? And why does it matter? We break down their pledges and statements into plain English. Camila Domonoske Julia Simon
Environment Puget Sound Energy gas customers want to disconnect from proposed rate hike The state’s largest utility wants to raise its customers’ rates to pay for a liquefied natural gas plant on the Tacoma waterfront. John Ryan
Environment Washington state aims to connect with other markets to help reduce carbon costs Washington officials aim to link the state’s fight against climate change to similar efforts elsewhere in North America. John Ryan
U.S. Department of Energy beacons clean energy development at Hanford Companies are interested, but it could be complicated to develop lands with multiple layers of tribal, federal and even complex-science concerns Anna King
