Environment & Sustainability

Sunday Video: Indicator Species of the West

https://youtu.be/T6BzZcKyJiI Vox explains how the sage grouse is an indicator species in the American West and why the fossil fuel industry poses a serious threat...

King County tackles carbon emissions through transit credits

The Metropolitan King County Council is getting serious about climate change. Yesterday, the Council announced that it had come up with a brand new...

City Council Sells Wallingford Site to Dunn Lumber and Weighs UW Campus Plan Amendments

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved disposition and sale of a City-owned brickyard (3819 4th Ave NE) next to Dunn Lumber in Wallingford....

MASS Mayoral Forum Shows Growing Consensus Around Urbanist Policies

On Wednesday, five Seattle Mayor candidates squared off in a forum that we co-hosted alongside our allies at the Move All Seattle Sustainability (MASS)...

Sunday Video: What’s So Good About Decongestion Pricing

New York City's decongestion pricing program has hit an unexpected roadblock with the state's governor unilaterally imposing an indefinite pause. But decongestion pricing holds...

PSRC Releases First Ever Regional Open Space Plan

On Tuesday, the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) released a draft plan to guide conservation of open spaces throughout the four-county region in the decades...
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...

The Real Election Loser Was the Environment

Now that the 2019 Washington State elections are mostly decided, I’ve been reflecting on who won and lost. A lot of candidates lost. Some would say...