Burning Question

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has unveiled a dozen initiatives aimed at tackling the city's persistent carbon problem. Congestion pricing, also known as…

When it comes to climate change, a small number of us have disproportionate impact. That’s especially true when it comes to air travel, since most humans…

Seattle's impact on the climate in recent years could be a lot worse than the city acknowledges.A new report from C40, a global coalition of large cities…

Apples over mangoes. Veggies over steak. Shorter showers and less driving alone. Those are some of the ways Seattle residents say they’re changing their…

Deb Seymour remembers the moment she realized we’re in big trouble.It was 1970-something, and she was around six years old. Twice a week she would climb…

Thirteen kids are suing the state of Washington and its governor to protect their generation from climate change.The plaintiffs range in age from 7 to…

Tree advocates say if Seattle wants to do a better job counting and preserving trees, it should follow the lead of its suburbs.Right now, the city is…

In "The Burning Question," KUOW takes a close look at Seattle’s goal of carbon neutrality and what it would take to get there. It turns out a lot of those…

Compost-pooping robot dog! Smog-cleaning penguins! Treehouses! Wikes (wind + bikes)!!! Those are just a few of the fantastic and whimsical ideas submitted…

Carbon emissions by the tech giants that dominate cloud computing are surging, even as companies like Amazon and Microsoft take steps to tame their…