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.
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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.
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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.
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3. Podcast: ‘What if we do nothing about homelessness?’
A podcast about King County’s Health Through Housing initiative.
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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.
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5. Views: A fair vote can change the world
If you don’t believe me, how about John Stuart Mill?
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6. How cities are taking on trauma-informed placemaking
The Haus of Glitter turned theory into practice to heal the community.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
More News from August 15, 2022
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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?
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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.
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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.