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News items for August 15, 2022

Homes where they're needed: 24 parking-free apartments along two frequent bus lines in Southeast Portland, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Urban Development Partners, used with permission.

  • 1. Paving a new path home in OR

    The Oregon Community Foundation is helping to drive several diverse, innovative, and potentially scalable solutions to the state’s housing crisis.

    Portland Business Journal Housing Affordability Tweet This
  • 2. The Nooksack River has been sounding the alarm, and people are finally listening

    One county in Washington has a new strategy to restore a troubled river.

    Investigate West Rivers Tweet This
  • 3. Podcast: ‘What if we do nothing about homelessness?’

    A podcast about King County’s Health Through Housing initiative.

    Seattle Weekly Housing Tweet This
  • 4. Sunken boat off San Juan Island creates oil sheen in orca habitat

    The boat went down in Haro Strait in critical habitat for the endangered southern resident killer whales.

    The Vancouver Sun Oil Spills Tweet This
  • 5. Views: A fair vote can change the world

    If you don’t believe me, how about John Stuart Mill?

    Effective Altruism Ranked Choice Voting Tweet This
  • 6. How cities are taking on trauma-informed placemaking

    The Haus of Glitter turned theory into practice to heal the community.

    Bloomberg Community Tweet This
  • 7. The coming California megastorm

    The coming superstorm will be the ultimate test of the dams, levees and bypasses California has built to impound nature’s might.

    The Seattle Times Disasters Tweet This
  • 8. Deadline looms for drought-stricken states to cut water use

    The US Bureau of Reclamation told seven western states to figure out how to use at least 15% less water next year, or have restrictions imposed on them.

    The Seattle Times Water Tweet This
  • 9. Opinion: Failure of IRA to extend Child Tax Credit a tremendous missed opportunity

    The expanded CTC gave parents the opportunity to imagine a more secure future. But as Congress has failed to extend this vital program, families are once again left on their own.

    Common Dreams Tax Credits Tweet This
  • 10. Video: Meet the bakfiet, the bike that can replace your car

    The box bike is gaining popularity across demographics as a way of moving kids and goods.

    The Urbanist Biking Tweet This

More News from August 15, 2022

  • How did climate action become a partisan issue?

    Twenty years ago, Senator John McCain tried to spearhead an effort. What has happened to the Republican interest in climate since then?

    The New Yorker Climate Policy Tweet This
  • Divers worry about BC’s rare reefs

    Despite protections, divers say they continue to find new damage to the otherworldly creatures of glass sponge reefs.

    CBC British Columbia Oceans Tweet This
  • Why is America obsessed with racial trauma?

    Many of us feel as though we are only worthy of attention if we present ourselves as a case study that appeals to White sensibility and even White saviorism.

    Yes! Magazine Race Tweet This
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