News items for March 18, 2024
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1. Judge redraws WA’s legislative map after lawsuit over Latino voters
Washington’s political map is set to change in response to allegations of discrimination against Latino voters.
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2. ‘Portlanders want to bike more’
The main themes from the data out of Portland’s 2023 Bicycle Counts Report.
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3. Gas companies in OR fail on climate goals
All three of the natural gas companies in Oregon will have to fix their long-term plans to meet the state’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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4. UT wants to keep voting by mail
So far, Utah has resisted attempts at making major legislative changes to its vote-by-mail system. But voting rights advocates are not breathing easy.
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5. OR begins rewriting landmark climate program
State environmental regulators are working on rewriting a greenhouse gas reduction program that was stymied by a gas company lawsuit.
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6. A window into the persistent inequities of environmental policy
Researchers found that the effectiveness of the Clean Air Act is often a function of race and socio-economic factors. In Clairton, Pennsylvania, residents say they see that firsthand.
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7. Heat pumps slash emissions even if powered by a dirty grid
Installing a heat pump now is better for the climate, even if you run it on U.S. electricity generated mostly by fossil fuels. Here’s why.
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8. BC’s old-growth protections come under renewed scrutiny
British Columbia’s forests ministry has denied reports, published by the BBC and others, that old-growth trees from the province are still being burned as pellets for fuel in the U.K.
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9. 5 reasons we should end highway expansion
North America is addicted to highway expansion. Under the false pretense that more new highways are an asset (purportedly better connecting places and people), billions of dollars are wasted on these long stretches of pavement each year.
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10. The thriving business of rewilding
How wizards of wetlands restoration are bringing biodiversity back to West Coast landscapes.
More News from March 18, 2024
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Podcast: Why does OR plan to divest from coal?
The COAL Act directs the state to drop about $1 billion in coal investments and to cease new investments in companies that burn and mine coal.
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Who is plotting against the clean energy transition?
Inside the conspiracy to take down wind and solar power.
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After 2014 Oso landslide, what did WA learn about preventing disaster?
All of the efforts to prevent another deadly landslide are a race against time.