Seattle Now

Washington’s carbon market has raised more than $2.6 billion over the last few years to fight climate change, and recently survived a voter initiative. But one company hasn't paid up. Seattle Times climate change reporter Conrad Swanson tells us about Washington's lone scofflaw, and what it says about how the carbon market is working.

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Advocacy groups prep for immigration raids, Starbucks improves parental leave benefits, and is the Seattle City Council toxic for progressives? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Driving in Seattle is not easy during the best of times.

Add some dark, fog and rain to the mix… it’s a lot.

We’ll talk with UW ophthalmologist Dr. Jen Yu about why it’s so much harder to see this time of year, and what we can do about it.

You can watch Tuesday’s Washington state electoral college proceedings live on TVW at noon.

Seattle Film Critics Society Nominees

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SFD diverted on-duty firefighters to work special events, Puget Sound rockfish remain in deep trouble, and SantaCon is comin' to town. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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This week…

Kroger and Albertsons will not be merging any time soon, and things are getting messy between the two companies.

The last Sears in Washington is closing this weekend… Remember the Sears catalogue?

And Washington State University picked a name for our state’s newest apple.

Ticket Editor Chase Burns and Political Strategist Sandeep Kaushik are here to break down the week.

Weigh in on Sea-Tac Airport expansion here.

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President Biden pardons Seattle man, WA's last remaining Sears closes on Sunday, and a local non-profit provides therapy on wheels. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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When it comes to love and corporate mergers… breakups are hard.

Albertsons backed out of a deal with Kroger after two judges blocked the grocery companies from merging into one. Now Albertsons is suing Kroger over the failed deal.

Seattle Times Business Reporter Paul Roberts is here to make sense of the fallout.

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Albertsons sues Kroger over merger deal, WA's natural gas initiative is challenged in court, and AI is tracking you in retail stores. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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The city’s been working steadily to clean up downtown. And this fall they tried a new approach. Arrests and street cleaning on some core streets. Some areas are seeing improvement, but pushing people into other neighborhoods and away from services can cause new problems.

The public meeting about improvements on Lake Washington Boulevard is here.

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Seattle teens can get free online therapy, grocery merger blocked in court, and a King County staffer received $323,000 in an alleged kickback scheme. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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