Environment & Sustainability

Is Seattle’s Climate Action Plan A Plan Of Inaction?

On Wednesday, Mayor Jenny Durkan reaffirmed Seattle’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, and unveiled the climate mitigation plan, Seattle Climate Action. She promised to...

Are North Seattle’s Legislators Opposed to Protecting Vulnerable Road Users?

Last week, the sexist, anti-bike (see second image below), anti-safe streets "neighborhood group" Save 35th Ave NE, who has been demanding that the 35th...

Olympia Passes Housing Bills Advancing Cross Laminated Timber, Homeless Funding, and WSCC Lodging Tax

Housing policy was a big issue during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Washington legislators considered dozens of housing-related bills, including bills to end...

Inside Seattle’s Greenest Commercial Building: The Bullitt Center

"We shouldn't fuel the future with the polluting methods of the past... We have the technology to power our future in ways that don't...

Cutoff Deadline for State Housing, Transportation, and Environmental Bills Fast Approaching

In the past week, the Washington State Legislature has urgently moving bills to the floor for consideration and possible vote out of their chamber of...

Sunday Video: The World’s Greenest Building

EarthFix takes a close-up look at the world's greenest building, The Bullitt Center, which just so happens to be in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. https://youtu.be/kHtgie2t5UI

Op-Ed: A Wishlist for Pierce County Under Ryan Mello’s Leadership

Greening neighborhoods, boosting Pierce Transit funding by 50%, and embracing housing growth are the top three goals Rubén Casas has laid out for Pierce County under Ryan Mello's progressive leadership.

Climate Pledge Arena, Season 2: Better Food, Frostier Drinks, Lots of Goals

To be honest, it’s a little difficult to decide whether this is a food review, a hockey game report, or a look at the...