News items for August 16, 2019
Larches and Mt. Rainier by Pam MacRae (used with permission)
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1. South of Seattle, cities band together for affordable housing
Facing a regional affordable-housing squeeze, nine South King County cities are for the first time working together in an effort to maintain the area’s historic role as a source of affordable housing.
Seattle Times
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2. Seattle considers a tax on oil-powered home heat
Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a new tax on oil-powered residential heat to encourage a switch to cleaner electric sources.
KNKX
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3. ‘It’s all driven by salmon:’ The push to protect BC’s Fraser River watershed
The Coquitlam area river and its tributaries are under attack. But advocates are working to repair the damage.
The Tyee
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4. How Endangered Species Act rollbacks could impact conservation in Canada
Hundreds of cross-border species are at risk.
CBC British Columbia
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5. When federal lands become tribal lands again
Fire, stolen lands, and how hard it is to get the U.S. to follow its own laws.
High Country News
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6. What’s Next for Seattle’s Green New Deal?
The next step is turning the City Council’s resolution into pro-climate policies and finding ways to pay for them. The city has a few big ideas.
Inside Climate News
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7. Two Oregon counties are among the fastest-warming in the country
With significant warming taking place throughout the region, Lake and Harney counties may be a bellwether for more to come.
The Oregonian
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8. It’s official: July was hottest month on record
Nine of the 10 hottest Julys on record have occurred since 2005. The last five have been the five hottest Julys ever.
NBC News
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9. We’ve got another ozone problem, and it’s not what you think
Ground-level ozone — the main ingredient in smog — is on the rise.
Grist
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10. Climate change: fracking may be doing more damage than we thought
The mysterious recent spike in methane emissions? It just might be US fracking.
Vox