Washington - Resources & Links

Organization

Washington Roundtable

Comprised of 40 CEOs from throughout Washington state, the Roundtable works to create positive change on policy issues that foster economic growth, generate jobs and improve the quality of life for Washingtonians. http://www.waroundtable.com

Organization

Washington State Budget & Policy Center

WSBPC provides independent information and analyses of state fiscal issues--including both revenue and spending policies--with particular attention to the impacts on low and moderate-income persons. http://www.budgetandpolicy.org

Organization

Washington State Department of Ecology: Toward a Sustainable Washington

The mission of the Ecology Sustainability Team is to guide the activities of the agency towards results that will achieve the agency's goal of "Sustainable Communities and Natural Resources." http://www.ecy.wa.gov/sustainability

Organization

Washington State Transportation Center

The Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) is a cooperative transportation research agency supported by the University of Washington, Washington State University, and the Washington State Department of Transportation." http://depts.washington.edu/trac

Organization

Washington Toxics Coalition

Washington Toxics Coalition protects public health and the environment by eliminating toxic pollution. WTC promotes alternatives, advocates policies, empowers communities, and educates people to create a healthy environment. http://www.watoxics.org

Organization

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition

The Coalition works to secure funding for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program that empowers local communities to acquire land for outdoor recreation opportunities and wildlife habitat protection through a competitive grant process. http://www.wildliferecreation.org

Periodical

Puget Sound Trends

Puget Sound Trends is a monthly report of demographic, economic, transportation and other planning data of interest to government, business and industry in the Puget Sound region. http://www.psrc.org/datapubs/pubs/trends


Puget Sound Regional Council;

12 / yr.

Report

Growth Management By the Numbers

Population, Household, and Employment Growth Targets in the Central Puget Sound Region

PSRC has been examining growth targets in the Puget Sound region as part of the Puget Sound Milestones monitoring program. This analysis represents the first time that targets from all four counties have been examined from a regional perspective.
Puget Sound Regional Council;
2005;
Puget Sound Regional Council;
139 pp.

Resource site

Sightline Daily news: Washington

Sightline Daily is an online news digest that collects the best headlines on economic, environmental, and social issues from over 40 different news sources across the Northwest. The link above connects you to Sightline Daily's Washington headlines. http://daily.sightline.org

Resource site

Puget Sound Green Pages

Internet links of interest to people working on environmental issues in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. http://www.greenwest.net/psgp

Resource site

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

From NGOs to various salmon data, WDFW's website on salmon recovery contains a large list of links to different resources all about salmon. http://wdfw.wa.gov/recovery.htm