It’s Climate week in New York City. **West coast** lawmakers are celebrating climate policies there too – because California just voted to re-authorize that state’s carbon capping program through 20-45

California lawmakers have voted [Friday] to reauthorize the state’s carbon cap program through 20-45. Environmental advocates in Washington are celebrating.

KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp explains.

[FEATURE: This underwater plant is clogging the lower Yakima River. Will a new excavator help? 092225CF_WaterStargrass_FEATURE.wav 3:38 9/22/25 Courtney Flatt/JD]

HOST LEDE: If you’ve tried to boat or fish on the lower Yakima River lately … you might have noticed matted weeds clogging the waterway. It’s not invasive … but water stargrass has taken over the river. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt has more on the work to hack back miles of stargrass.] [SOQ 3:38]

Saturday is National Public Lands Day, and Oregonians [Washingtonians] have dozens of opportunities to volunteer.

A Spokane native is working with Ukrainian officials to build human rights cases against Russian soldiers and others.

An Oregon man will get more than $14 million as part of a settlement related to his wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson reports.

The Trump administration is imposing a $100-thousand dollar fee per visa application for highly skilled workers. These H-one-B (H-1B) visas normally go to technology companies. But as Kyra [[KYE ruh]] Buckley reports, Nike might be the most affected in Oregon.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Native American youth and young adults, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Eugene City Council is weighing a proposal that would ban drivers from giving money to panhandlers in the roadway.

Federal funding cuts have impacted an award-winning Seattle news team.