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.
Portland Business Journal
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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.
Investigate West
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3. Podcast: ‘What if we do nothing about homelessness?’
A podcast about King County’s Health Through Housing initiative.
Seattle Weekly
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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.
The Vancouver Sun
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5. Views: A fair vote can change the world
If you don’t believe me, how about John Stuart Mill?
Effective Altruism
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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.
Bloomberg
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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.
The Seattle Times
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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.
The Seattle Times
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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.
Common Dreams
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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.
The Urbanist
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?
The New Yorker
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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.
CBC British Columbia
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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.
Yes! Magazine