Climate Change

Chelan PUD commissioners are casting their gaze to the 2025 legislative session. Take a look at the utility's policy watchlist.

Join the WSU Extension Chelan-Douglas Master Gardener Program before October 15th for in-depth training in botany, soil science, and sustainable gardening practices!

Discover how Washington State qualifies for up to $20 million in flood relief funding through FEMA.

Attention farmers in Washington State: Have your say in the future of agriculture. Take the WSDA survey now.

Current WA State law limits property tax increases by 1 percent each year.

After the sharp increase in the cost of doing business, the Washington State Dairy Federation is hoping the industry can avoid more consolidation.  The Federation is also optimistic about legislation in Olympia to initiate a carbon reduction program for dairy.  In case...

A bill that began in the Washington House targeting the state's response to climate change is now moving through the Senate after passing its initial chamber on March 3. House Bill 1181 (HB 1181) is designed to improve the state's response to climate change by making upgrades to its planning framework...

Supporters of the bill say it's a step forward to making Washington a more climate friendly state by reducing urban sprawl and greenhouse emissions.

The Washington State Department of Health has, for a number of years, pushed theories of how climate change affects peoples' health. Now they want data in classrooms.

Thanks to climate change, stink bug populations may grow.  Washington State University Entomology Professor Javier Gutierrez has been studying how the changing climate could affect the migration patterns of the brown marmorated stink bug giving the pest an advantage.  The bro...