Environment

June 2025

June 16, 2025

Trump administration cancels salmon restoration agreement for Columbia River Basin — The White House says protecting the energy grid outweighs environmental goals.

June 9, 2025

Washington Department of Ecology expands drought emergency — King, Snohomish, Pierce and other counties added as rapid snowmelt and low spring rain deplete water supplies.

May 2025

May 27, 2025

City of Seattle unveils plan to eliminate fossil fuels from city buildings by 2042 — The Municipal Buildings Decarbonization Plan targets 176 facilities for electrification, aiming to cut carbon emissions 87% and reduce energy use nearly in half through end-of-life equipment upgrades.

May 12, 2025

Washington sues to block Trump’s emergency order on fossil fuel projects — Attorney General Nick Brown argues the executive order unlawfully bypasses environmental reviews and threatens state climate efforts; 14 other states joined the lawsuit.

May 5, 2025

Trump budget proposes sweeping cuts to domestic programs

President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a 2026 budget proposal that would slash non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion — a 22% cut from current levels — while boosting defense and homeland security budgets by more than $375 billion combined. The plan calls for major reductions a...