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The Northwest’s Electric Grid Deserves an Upgrade
Up to 40 percent of the region’s grid could be suitable for reconductoring—for less than half the time and cost of building new transmission lines.
Twice As Many Small Towns Have Eliminated Parking Mandates As Large Cities
Three hometown stories show why parking reform is for everyone.
Mirroring the Nation, Voter Turnout Dropped in Alaska’s 2022 Election
How a democracy data analyst assesses changes in voter turnout. -
Four Ways Context Matters for Wildfire News Coverage
Reporters can help people see the forest, even when the trees are on fire.
Five Reasons Four-Story Apartment Buildings Are Good
Especially in Oregon and the rest of the Pacific Northwest.
Five Ways Ranked Choice Voting Could Help Climate Action
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Blazing a Trail: The Vital Role of Wildfire Hazard Maps
Sophisticated and high-resolution maps such as Oregon’s are essential tools for thriving in a fiery future.
Reporting on Ranked Choice Voting in Portland’s 2024 Elections
Resources for journalists and editors.
Washington State Leads in Climate-Friendly Building Policies—For Now
How two ballot initiatives would affect Washington’s clean building efforts and how the state can maintain its lead. -
Proportional Representation in Just Three (Brutally Hard, Agonizingly Slow) Steps!
Is there a better way to get there in the United States?
Five Flaws That Would Destine WA’s TOD Bills to Backfire
Unfunded inclusionary zoning would do more harm than good in legislation to legalize apartments near the state’s transit investments. But there’s a way forward!
‘Majority Rules’ Brings Election Reform to the Big Screen
The documentary digs into Alaska’s 2022 launch of open primaries and ranked choice voting—and how the changes shook up the status quo. -
Ranked Choice Voting Is Simple—Election Laws Are Not
A field guide to ranked choice voting in primaries, general elections, and more.
Can We Go Beyond Car Primacy—To Policymaking that Serves People and Places First?
Non-driver Anna Zivarts' case for steering away from car dependency. -
Voter Participation Jumped When Alaska Opened Its Primaries
2022 turnout for every candidate contest reached a decade high.
Spoiler Alert! Majority Winners Are No Guarantee
Oregon’s past statewide and federal elections are full of spoiler candidates and non-majority winners.
The Bizarre Red-Blue Politics of Election Consolidation
And the chance for stronger democracy it creates.
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Today’s top sustainability headlines for Cascadia, curated by Sightline Institute.
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The Northwest’s electric grid deserves an upgrade
Sightline Institute
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SDOT plans for multimodal access to Link stations
The Urbanist
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‘Social housing’ is leaving low-income people out in BC
The Tyee
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Radio: Fund for student-driven climate action projects in Portland
OPB
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After 24 years, a northern BC coal mine comes back to life
CBC
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Vancouver, WA City Council clears way for affordable housing
The Columbian
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Affordable Care Act enrollment hits all-time high
Marketplace
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Our climate change challenge: Youth and climate anxiety
Los Angeles Times
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Opinion: Wilderness Act lives on in ever-crowding world
Idaho Capital Sun
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K-Cup pods aren’t recyclable, SEC says
The New York Times
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