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Climate change is making PNW hydropower less reliable

Washington's hydropower lagged this year as a drought settled in over the Pacific Northwest. The unreliability is expected to increase with climate change.
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NW drinking water concerns could get worse as the climate changes

All the dirt in the Naches River was too much for the City of Yakima’s water treatment plant to handle. Desert cities and towns could see situations like this happen more often as the climate continues to change.

8 trees to plant for climate change in Seattle right now

We asked Pete Smith from the Arbor Day Foundation to give us some guidance on how to select trees to plant in the Seattle area that have a good chance of surviving the next 50 or 100 years.

Why PNW officials are only now deciding how to regulate crypto mining

The swell of crypto mining interest in the Pacific Northwest was driven by some of the cheapest hydropower in the U.S. produced by the Grand Coulee and other dams, but environmental regulations around crypto mining have remained relatively sparse.

The Pacific Northwest heat wave was a harbinger of what's to come: Study

The 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, which killed hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada, was a harbinger of a new generation of climate disasters to come, a new study finds.

The Western United States is facing high heat and possible fires and flooding

The maelstrom of meteorological chaos is delivering seemingly contrasting hazards to one of the most populous corridors of the Lower 48.

Wildfires in Pacific Northwest push air pollution across North America, study finds

According to their findings, wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are likely to cause surges in pollution levels across all of North America. As a result, this can increase the risk for several pollution-related health complications.

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