Sunday Video: How “Forever Chemicals” Polluted America’s Water
https://youtu.be/sZHuZkUUYM4
Throughout America, "forever chemicals" are polluting waterways because they effectively cannot be broken down. Vox explains how that happened and what that means for...
Seattle Requests Federal Help in Planning “Low-Emission Neighborhoods”
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has officially requested funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation to figure out how to plan and fund...
Democrats Should Not Pass a Highway Expansion Focused Transportation Bill
Last year most local Democratic politicians lined up behind the carbon fee initiative (I-1631). That measure didn't pass. Nonetheless the coalition behind the initiative...
Washington State Explores Offshore Wind While Neighbors Charge Ahead
Facing record-breaking demand, offshore wind could balance the state’s clean energy portfolio, covering gaps in peak winter months.
When Governor Jay Inslee announced the Blue...
Biden’s Climate Plan Would Launch Green New Deal and High-Speed Rail Network
While Joe Biden may have emphasized highway building during the virtual Democratic National Convention, his $2 trillion dollar "Build Back Better" climate plan is...
Measuring Success on the Urban Villages Strategy, Part 2: Resource Use, Conservation, and Healthy...
Editor's Note: This is Part 2 in a three-part series on measuring the success of Seattle's urban village strategy. For background on the report, see...
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...
Could Floating Ports Provide a Different Way to Grow for the Port of Seattle?
The Port of Seattle, and its sister port in Tacoma, as part of the Northwest Seaport Alliance is a large-scale operation supporting about a...