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WA tribes get $11M from feds to help tackle climate change impacts

A dozen Washington state tribes and tribal organizations will receive nearly $11 million dollars in federal grants to help mitigate the disproportionate impacts of sea-level rise, drought and other climate change-related stressors to the land and water.

Oregon to cover health-related climate change expenses under Medicaid

Oregon is poised to become the first state to cover certain climate change expenses, such as air filters and air conditioners, under its Medicaid program.

Bolt Creek fire highlights changing climate, increased wildfire risk in Western Washington

A warming climate has primed Index — and other Western Washington towns like it — for larger, more frequent wildfires.

41 large polluters to get free passes in WA carbon trading market

Washington is required by law to eliminate or offset all of its greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. But generous exemptions for more than 40 of the state’s biggest polluters in a forthcoming carbon market could push that goal beyond reach.

How Seattle is building weather-predicting tech to spot heat waves

Seattle weather was in the sunny 70s in mid-July when weather forecasters saw the heat wave that has driven 90-degree highs this week was on its way. That’s a change from decades past, when heat could hit or miss by surprise.

New maps show strong correlation between redlined places in Seattle and worse air quality

New research published earlier this month links redlining with disproportionate levels of air pollution, underscoring years of efforts in communities segregated by racially discriminatory housing practices to untangle historic disparities exacerbated by warming temperatures and harmful emissions.

New maps show strong correlation between redlined places in Seattle and worse air quality

New research published earlier this month links redlining with disproportionate levels of air pollution, underscoring years of efforts in communities segregated by racially discriminatory housing practices to untangle historic disparities exacerbated by warming temperatures and harmful emissions.

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