News items for August 22, 2018

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• 1. The bipartisan cry of ‘Not in my backyard’

  New York Times Housing Affordability

• 2. Blue wave or prepaid postage?

  What inspired Washington voters?

  Crosscut Voting

• 3. Pamplin Media Group – Nature through a cultural lens

  Portland Tribune

• 4. Get ready to bike to school

  I’ll share a bit about my family’s commute and then get into biking to school more broadly.

  Bike Portland Bicycling

• 5. Online Shopping Is Making Us Accumulate More Junk – The Atlantic

  The Atlantic

• 6. Small Is Beautiful and Helpful for Cities | The Tyee

  The Tyee

• 7. For Homeless In Oregon, Respite From Wildfire Smoke Isn’t Always Accessible . News | OPB

  

• 8. Wildfire Smoke Means Smaller Newborns And More ER Visits . News | OPB

  

• 9. After Prison, Working Toward a Healthier Food Future | Civil Eats

  Civil Eats

• 10. Coastal towns grapple with the growth of Airbnb-type rentals | KLCC

  

More News from August 22, 2018

• When millennials flock to birdwatching

  Victoria Times Colonist

• ‘The lost summer’

  Little research has been done to quantify the psychological effects of widespread and persistent wildfire smoke, but it’s well under way this summer.

  The Narwhal Wildfires

• Mister Rogers, Neighborhood Nonviolence Radical by Stephanie Van Hook — YES! Magazine

  Yes! Magazine

• A dwindling catch has Alaskans uneasy

  Red salmon, a summertime pleasure that feeds residents through the winter, has failed to show up this season in most rivers.

  New York Times Salmon

• The modern automobile must die

  If we want to solve climate change, there’s no other option.

  New Republic Emissions