Environment & Sustainability

Ready, Set, BUILD!! (collectively!)

Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. You can see part 2 here. Pictured...
The Port of Seattle and the Seattle waterfront. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

How 3D Printing Will Change Cities

In the sci-fi series Star Trek, characters could use machines called replicators to instantly materialize just about any food, beverage, or tool on site....

Sunday Video: What Makes Delhi’s Air So Deadly?

https://youtu.be/bVzvZxW5n2Q Last year, Delhi had very deadly air quality. The phenomenon is a mix of agricultural and urban practices that contribute to air pollution and...

Crisis Averted: Long Live Carbon Reduction and Multimodal Funding

A bit more than a week ago, Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) announced that he would enact sweeping regulatory changes on carbon emissions by using existing executive authority....

Going The Distance On Amtrak

Some lessons learned about US train travel from a recent 48 hour trip on Amtrak. This Christmas holiday I made an unconventional choice for my...
The Capitol building in Olympia is marble colored and include pillars and a dome in the classic style.

2022 Legislative Session Preview: Next Steps Forward on Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Top goals include passing a transit-focused transportation package and reforming growth management. The impacts of climate change are upon us. Just this year, we’ve seen wildfire...

Is Seattle Really Committed to Fossil Fuel Divestment?

The environmental group 350.org is pushing the “Fossil Free” divestment campaign to get educational and religious institutions, city and state governments, and other institutions...

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