Environment & Sustainability

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...
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Don’t Widen Highways, Invest $2 Billion in Affordable Housing Instead

State Democrats propose diverting $2 billion from the general fund to fund their highway package, but this money would be better spent on affordable...

Council Continues Bag Ban, Doubles Down On Green Building, Sets Mount Baker Preservation Controls,...

Perhaps due to upcoming budget deliberations, the Seattle City Council took up a crowded legislative agenda on Monday with 35 pieces of legislation (many...

Copenhagenize: A Conversation with Councilmember González

Councilmember Lorena González traveled to Copenhagen with a delegation of local leaders in August to study the policies and infrastructure that have given rise...
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Seattle Expands Free Transit Passes to All Middle Schoolers

Seattle is now offering all public middle school students in Seattle free transit passes through the ORCA Opportunity program. This builds upon a program...
Fremont rooftops with a haze of smoke over and sun barely poking through.

Cascadia Needs to Change Its Ways to Keep from Burning Up

A week of forest fires and skies choked with toxic smoke was a sobering reminder of the fragility of our environment. An incredible amount of...

Bike Lanes Belong on Arterials

The last year in Seattle has been pathetic for safe streets, equitable mobility, and climate action. Mayor Durkan has been killing safe streets projects...
Downtown Seattle wall with City Hall sign on it and buildings in the background.

MASS Coalition Seeks to Reverse Key Transportation Cuts in Mayor’s Budget

The Move All Sustainably Seattle (MASS) Coalition is backing four budget amendments to undo Mayor Jenny Durkan's cuts and invest in walking, biking, and...