Environment & Sustainability

Sunday Video: How Glass Skyscrapers Conquered Our Cities

https://youtu.be/yxdIluAPLt8 Cheddar documents the rise of glass building and skyscrapers and how tides are beginning to turn against the overuse of glass in skyscrapers.

AAWA: Advocates Call for Amtrak Expansion to Facilitate Economic Recovery and Improve Environmental...

Passenger rail advocacy group All Aboard Washington (AAWA) has called upon the Washington State Legislature to provide funding to the Washington State Department of...

Join the Global Climate Strike on September 20th

"The sea levels are rising, and so are we." On Friday, September 20th, over 500 climate strikes are planned across the United States. Additionally,...

Sunday Video: Seattle’s Urban Drinking Water is Sacred

Do you know where Seattle, or your town, gets drinking water? Is it reliable and safe? Will we have enough water in the Puget Sound...

King County tackles carbon emissions through transit credits

The Metropolitan King County Council is getting serious about climate change. Yesterday, the Council announced that it had come up with a brand new...
Metro's new 60-foot articulated battery-electric bus. (King County)

King County Purchases 40 Battery-Powered Buses and Ponders Full Electrification by 2035

On Thursday, King County officials announced that new battery-electric buses would be hitting the streets late next year. The county is purchasing a total...

Sunday Video: How Oysters Could Stop A Flood

Vox explains how oysters could reduce flooding in the New York City area and other places as sea level rises. But restoring oyster reefs...

Jump In Traffic Volumes Points To An Uphill Climb To Reduce Emissions

Seattle's average daily vehicle volumes increased by the largest amount in more than a decade in 2018, the most recent year of data available....