Environment & Sustainability

Tacoma’s Lincoln District Gets Tree Planting Boost with Green Blocks Program

Tacoma's Green Blocks program is expanding into the Lincoln International District in October and looking for residents looking to help plant and care for trees.
Space Needle shrouded in wildfire smoke from Oregon and California in late summer 2020.

Carbon Notes May Help Seattle Council Make Smarter Climate Decisions

I woke up coughing this weekend--no, not from Covid-19--from wildfire smoke that’s settled on Seattle like a clammy yellow shroud. Last Friday was a better...
Youth climate activists rally in front of Seattle City Hall. (Photo by author)

Climate Leaders Are Hammering Out the Details of Seattle’s Green New Deal

"We're on the right side of history, the Green New Deal," sang the Seattle Raging Grannies during public comment at the beginning of yesterday's...

Midweek Video: Why Some Animals Are Shrinking

https://youtu.be/OM-wpoe_bs8 Is climate change causing animals to get smaller? And what’s the ramifications of this?
Geothermal well completed in Paris suburban Cachen in 2017(Courtesy of Dalkia)

How Geothermal Energy Makes All Cities More Efficient

In 2014 and 2017, the Washington Geological Survey was awarded grants by the Department of Energy to prospect and validate geothermal resources throughout the...

Sunday Video: 25 Years Of The Growth Management Act

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), King County highlights how this legislation was instrumental in guiding careful planning to...

Sunday Video: Transit Talks -Climate Equity and Transit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od-m4nrPVHs Transportation Choices Coalition recently held a "Transit Talks" panel discussion, which focused on topics of equitable and clean transportation solutions. The panelists included: Bryce Yadon,...

Baugruppen: To Form a More Affordable Urbanism

Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the...