News items for January 20, 2023

British Columbia Parliament Buildings by Jim Culp used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

• 1. The vast potential of pairing transit and homes in WA

  SB 5466 could support hundreds of thousands of needed new homes closer to where residents work, learn, and recreate.

  Sightline Institute Housing, Transit-Oriented Development

• 2. CA’s power outages are a life-and-death issue

  A perspective on the impacts of storms for people with disabilities.

  High Country News Energy, Extreme weather

• 3. Gold rush 2.0?

  Cryptocurrency operations have been taking up residence in forestry towns. But amidst a turbulent market, BC is hitting pause.

  The Tyee Cryptocurrency, Green Energy

• 4. As OR lawmakers focus on housing, climate advocates eye building efficiency

  Oregonians have increasingly asked their representatives to make building housing easier, both to help reduce costs for renters and home buyers and to address unsanctioned camping around the state.

  Oregon Public Broadcasting Homelessness, Housing

• 5. Renewables projected to soon be one fourth of US electricity generation. Really soon

  The latest EIA report shows renewable generation is about to cross the 25% mark, while coal and natural gas lose ground.

  Inside Climate News Renewable Energy, Renewables

• 6. White House aims to reflect environment in economic data

  The Biden administration has set out to measure the economic value of ecosystems, offering new statistics to weigh in policy decisions.

  New York Times Environment, Policy

• 7. Climate change threatens songbird breeding

  Climate change models indicate California’s Central Valley will experience more rainfall during songbird breeding season, and days of extreme heat are expected to increase. Both changes are bad for songbird breeding.

  Futurity Climate Change, Wildlife

• 8. 6 environmental justice policy fights to watch in 2023

  These are the issues competing for priority this year as $60 billion earmarked in the Inflation Reduction Act for environmental justice efforts begins to flow into U.S. communities.

  Inside Climate News Environmental Justice, Environmental policy

• 9. Honey bees are not in peril. These bees are

  Want to save the bees? First, throw out most of what you know about them.

  Vox Bees, Wildlife

• 10. Where do abandoned bicycles go?

  In a largely unseen system, abandoned bikes are repaired and shipped to people across the US—and around the world—who can use them to travel to school or work.

  Reasons To Be Cheerful Bicycles, Reuse

More News from January 20, 2023

• Discovering what is already known

  One year after its controversial “discovery,” a thriving reef in French Polynesia is raising complex ethical questions about science’s inner workings.

  Hakai Magazine Conservation, Corals, Local