Issaquah Highlands TDR Deal: Public Comment Continues
Issaquah City Council had a well-attended meeting last night to discuss a major amendment to the Issaquah Highlands, which was detailed yesterday.
Local residents were...
Morales Hopes to Resurrect Social Housing Amendment That Didn’t Make Balancing Package Cut
Councilmember Tammy Morales had hoped to lay some groundwork to expand social housing in Seattle, but her amendment did not make it into Budget...
Green Blocks Boosts Tacoma Neighborhoods One Tree at a Time
On February 4th, the Tacoma Tree Foundation (TTF) will host a planting event at Madison Elementary school. The school is one of the only...
Sunday Video: What Is Cancer Alley?
https://youtu.be/XAFD-0aMkwE
Vox explains how environmental racism through public policy and private actions can lead to environmental health catastrophes for people of color. Coronavirus is killing...
Sunday Video: Our Disposable Architecture
Our Disposable Architecture by TEDx Talks on YouTube.
A look at how our modern architecture has turned into throw away architecture, which lacks durability and...
King County’s Proposed 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan Centers Environmental Justice
But questions remain around whether or not ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets represent empty promises given the challenges posed by growth in the region.
Last...
Midweek Video: Can Tourism Ruin Cities?
https://youtu.be/MA2l9juHvDk
Global tourism is growing rapidly and it is having significant impacts on the viability of communities. Not all tourism is inherently good, but there...
Austerity Is the Enemy of Climate Action
There are two kinds of opposition to action on the climate crisis. The first is the one we're all familiar with: outright denial that...