Environment & Sustainability

Commute Seattle Study Shows Only 31% of Downtown Commuters Drive Alone

  Commute Seattle released new survey data,with the help of EMC Research, that shows a growing percentage of Downtown commuters rely on modes other than single...
Puget Sound Energy bought a 270 kWh fracked gas power plant in Ferndale in 2012. A nearby refinery had this flaring event in September which was blamed on a power outage. (Photo courtesy of Robin Woelz)

PSE’s $1 Million Ad Buy Hopes to Spread Fracked Gas Lies

Our local fossil fuel-hooked utility is planning on spending $1 million in 2020 telling us that fracked gas is good for the climate. Don’t...

Sunday Video: How America’s Hottest City Is Trying to Cool Down

https://youtu.be/ZQ6fSHr5TJg Vox looks at Phoenix, a very hot city, to see the challenges it faces in cooling it down from extreme heat. The city wants...
A photo of a natural wetland area between two tall apartment buildings.

Urbanism 101: What is a Sponge City?

Some experts believe the concept may be the best and cheapest way for cities to adapt to climate change. Numerous cities are dealing with two...
Two Navy Blue Angels planes pass each other over boats tied to a log boom in Lake Washington.

Op-Ed: It’s Time for Seattle to Cancel the Blue Angels

The highly polluting airshow should be a relic of the past as we face the climate crisis. Dear Seattle, it’s time to be as brave...

The Top 10 Street Ends of West Seattle

Since Seattle is bounded and divided by numerous fresh and salt bodies of water, the city has what are colloquially known as Street Ends:...

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...

One Tool to Fight Plastic Pollution? Make Companies Pay for Packaging Waste

Over her winter break, Manya Gupta walked along Lake Tapps with her cousin looking for deer tracks. Instead, they found litter.  “I haven’t known a...