Climate

Washington Legislature Passes Strongest Clean Energy Bill in the Pacific Flyway, Sends to Governor
April 11, 2019 — Statewide grassroots effort by Audubon Washington and partners paved way to establishing a 100 percent clean energy standard.
How to Slash Your Home Energy Use Through Strategic Gardening
April 05, 2019 — Heating and cooling our homes eats up plenty of energy. Reduce the load with native plants that block summer sun or winter winds.
Climate Policy Urgently Needs Adults in the Room—So Teens Are Stepping Up
March 29, 2019 — They're walking out of classrooms, filing lawsuits, and instigating viral confrontations with politicians to demand a livable future. Just wait until these youth activists are old enough to vote.
Your Yard Is a Stealthy Fossil Fuel Guzzler—Give It a Climate Makeover
March 22, 2019 — Lose the fertilizers, power tools, and water-hogging plants, and you'll have a much greener garden. Here's how.
Follow Adélie Penguins On Their Journey Into the Long Polar Night
March 22, 2019 — New research to discover the birds' mysterious winter foraging grounds may help protect the species as climate change transforms Antarctica.
Climate Advocates Show Up in Record Breaking Numbers for Lobby Day 2019
February 19, 2019 — The momentum for 100 percent clean energy in Washington state is at a high, thanks in large part to local advocacy efforts.
The Interior Department Is Using Faulty Logic to Justify New Oil Projects
January 09, 2019 — A government report claims that extracting 120 million barrels of oil from the Arctic Ocean will lower global carbon emissions. Economists disagree.
These U.S. Cities Are Proactively Planning for Climate Change
December 20, 2018 — Guided by science, coastal hubs like the Bay Area are building in resiliency before disaster ensues.
Meet the 96-Year-Old Man Who Turned Southern Idaho Into a Bluebird Haven
November 29, 2018 — Al Larson has spent four decades building hundreds of nest boxes for Western and Mountain Bluebirds. Now these homes and their inhabitants are facing the test of climate change.
The Arctic Is No Longer A Safe Haven for Breeding Shorebirds
November 13, 2018 — Predators now wipe out 70 percent of shorebird nests in the far north, a shift in historical patterns that scientists pin on climate change.