Environment & Sustainability

Third Cruise Terminal Cancelled, Activists Call on Port of Seattle to Phase Out Cruise...

"Is your port doing business with a dangerously unregulated industry?" If you live in Seattle, a city that prides itself on protecting workers' rights...

Will Seattle’s Future Skyline Be Dotted with Wind Turbines?

Solar power dominates the urban renewable energy conversation, but wind can also generate a significant portion of cities' energy needs locally. Typically not associated...

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....

King County Climate Plan Needs ‘Serious Course Correction’ on Transportation

King County is falling behind on its climate goals due to a reticence to tackle transportation emissions, the top source of climate pollution in the region.
Inslee holds the scissors and other high-level officials look on outside the SR-99 tunnel in February 2019.

Inslee’s Climate Proposal: Necessary, but Don’t Call It Bold

Inslee announces bold climate package for 2021–2023 biennium. That’s the subject of an email that hit my inbox yesterday afternoon. I skipped the email text...

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...
Geothermal well completed in Paris suburban Cachen in 2017(Courtesy of Dalkia)

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...

Sunday Video: Architecture Should Tell A Great Story

To architect Ole Scheeren, "we should think of architecture and buildings as a space for stories — stories of the people that live there,...