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Listen In: Updates From the Thin Green Line
Which Northwest communities are most threatened by coal, oil, and gas projects?
Yes, Red Tape and Fees Do Raise the Price of Housing
And no amount of hand-waving about “land values” changes that. -
Weekend Reading 7/21/17
Standing Rock on the silver screen; awestruck by Audubon; a two-wheeled goodbye; and more.
The Long Battle to Protect West Coast Salmon from Pesticides
But will the Trump Administration reverse protections? -
Weekend Reading 7/14/17
Why we should ban personal fireworks; real men might get made fun of; and more. -
An Action Plan for Ranked-Choice-Ready Voting Equipment
Oregon and Washington could upgrade their outdated vote-counting machines.
Listen In: The Looming Battles of the Thin Green Line
Eric de Place joins KBOO Radio to discuss the fossil fuel industry's pending schemes for Cascadia.
Weekend Reading 7/7/17
BC's government, explained with toddlers; good news in clean energy; a "repeal & replace" for WOTUS; and more. -
Oil Refiners and Car Dealers Lose Favored Tax Loopholes
Years in the making, Sightline research is reflected in fairer state budget.
Stop Blaming Foreign Home Buyers
Untangling the role of foreign investment in the Vancouver and Seattle housing markets. -
Photo Series: We Are Seattle Neighbors
Seattleites tell their housing stories and what makes them love this city.
Why Has BC’s LNG Industry Stalled?
The political obstacles are bad, but the economic ones are far, far worse.
EPA Veteran: “Scott Pruitt Is Taking the Agency in the Wrong Direction”
A 25-year EPA employee reflects on how the agency’s new administrator is severely undermining its mission to protect human health and the environment.
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SIGHTLINE DAILY
Today’s top sustainability headlines for the Pacific Northwest, curated by Sightline Institute.
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Farming inside wildlife refuges is transforming Klamath Basin agriculture
KUOW
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Imagine a campaign-finance system that’s the opposite of today’s dark-money monster
The Nation
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New Seattle bike share smashes Pronto ridership
Seattle Bike Blog
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Carbon producers sued for sea level rises in California
The Guardian
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A counter-attack on land transfers
High Country News
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Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program revs its engine
Portland Business Journal
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California legislation addresses neighborhood-level air pollution
Los Angeles Times
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Views: We cause unaffordable housing, not foreigners
Victoria Times Colonist
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Coal export terminal on Columbia River receives its first permit
Spokesman-Review
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Seattle needs plan B for federal transit funding
Seattle Transit Blog
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