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Heritage Foundation Will Peddle Anti-climate Agenda at Crucial Oregon Hearing
The right-wing group's go-to naysayer will testify to lawmakers about climate regulation.
Duplexes Are Now Legal on 99% of Vancouver’s Low-Density Lots
Canada's west-coast metropolis swiftly and decisively ends single-family zoning; will others follow? -
How Enbridge’s Bankers Fund a Tar Sands Pipeline
Global investment firms fuel controversial Line 3 project
Housing Advocates in Portland Just Did the Nearly Impossible
They got a key city board to recommend re-legalizing small duplexes, triplexes and affordability incentives on almost any lot. -
Housing Infill and Tree Infill Go Together in Portland
Google Street View photos reveal homes and trees are friends, not enemies.
Do People Object to Development—or Mostly Developers Making Money?
A UCLA study shows that a desire to punish developers drives anti-homebuilding attitudes.
ProRep Could Protect BC Voters from a ‘Doug Ford’ Outcome
Ontario's Premier won with only 40 percent support; Proportional Representation would prevent that. -
No, Seattle’s Growth Boom Is Not a Tree Apocalypse
Yes, Seattle and Cascadia's other cities can build up and welcome more neighbors while sustaining a robust urban forest.
Washington Voters Could Make History in 2018–and Keep Billions in Revenue in-State
I-1631 could generate $1 billion in revenue annually and keep consumers' cash local. -
Listen In: ‘Mind Over Matters’ on Backyard Cottages and Basement Apartments
Sightline's Margaret Morales discusses how ADUs could help reduce the affordable housing gap as well as its green benefits.
Coal Industry’s Slow-Motion Collapse Continues
Despite moves to stop the slide, coal is steadily getting pushed out of the energy market. -
What Makes Portland’s New Apartments So Expensive?
We did the math to see who gets what from a rent check---then explored nine ways to make rents lower over the long term.
Tualatin, Job-Rich but Home-Scarce, Looks for Solutions
Portland suburb's housing shortage has led to a traffic crunch. If fixes are found, Tualatin might be a model for peer cities.
PR BC could help NDP, Liberals and all parties – if third-party vote remains strong
Recent history shows 'first past the post' vs. 'proportional representation' reform is influenced by fears of vote-splitting
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SIGHTLINE DAILY
Today’s top sustainability headlines for the Pacific Northwest, curated by Sightline Institute.
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Meet Eugene, OR’s young climate warriors
Bend Bulletin
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BC rents may finally be leveling out thanks to these recommendations
Victoria Times Colonist
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Delving into the nocturnal city of the synanthrope
CityLab
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Making the case for America’s middle neighborhoods
Next City
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Climate change will cost the US more in economic damage than any other country but one
Inside Climate News
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Drive solo to work? So do most Northwesterners
The Olympian
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Photos: The frozen ocean of the Arctic
Hakai Magazine
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After the storm, a flood of data
CityLab
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National Parks will see more extreme climate change than the rest of the US
Curbed
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Food waste? There’s an app for that
Food Tank
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