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Reporting on the past, present and future of the environment in the Northwest.

EnvironmentWildfires

Hundreds of firefighters. 20 bulldozers. Intentional burns: Inside Washington’s $328M push to break cycle of disastrous fires

Legislature unites in support of massive cash infusion to step up firefighting, improve forests and…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenApril 16, 2021
A person stands in front of a residential street block.Environment

Washington’s environmental laws don’t protect communities of color. Will the Legislature fix that?

With strong mandates stripped out, landmark environmental justice legislation approaches passage After decades of inaction…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenApril 2, 2021
A red truck in front of a diesel sign.ClimateEnvironment

Climate-friendly fuels again face a Democrat’s opposition in Olympia

For third time, lawmakers hope to restrict greenhouse gases escaping tailpipes The annual push in…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenMarch 19, 2021
A group of people lined up in front of a building holding large letter signs that spell out "Defund TMX."Decarbonizing CascadiaEnvironment

Fighting British Columbia’s pipelines to the last mile

A network of eco-activists, local governments, economists and lawyers are fighting new pipeline infrastructure under…
Braela Kwan
Braela KwanMarch 10, 2021
An illustrated map of the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline Route and the Trans Mountain Pipeline Route.Decarbonizing CascadiaNewsroom

Oil tanker traffic could endanger Indigenous way of life

While most protests against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are happening on the land, the…
Braela Kwan
Braela KwanMarch 10, 2021
A person stands in the middle of the wreckage of a burnt building.Decarbonizing CascadiaEnvironmentWildfires

Will race, income inequalities trip up Cascadia’s fight against climate change?

  The heavy wind woke Niria Garcia about 5 a.m. It whipped against her home,…
Iris M. Crawford
Iris M. CrawfordMarch 3, 2021
DataDecarbonizing Cascadia

Mapping Climate Vulnerability

   As part of the yearlong reporting project “Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia,”…
Peter Fairley
Peter FairleyFebruary 24, 2021
ClimateDecarbonizing CascadiaEnvironment

Visualizing Climate-Vulnerable Communities

Mapping programs in Cascadia show how inequities extend to climate, pollution risks   At least…
Peter Fairley
Peter FairleyFebruary 24, 2021
A photo of a mother sitting on a couch indoors, holding her child and kissing her forehead.ClimateEnvironmentUrban sustainability

Fix the climate while solving the housing crisis? Olympia’s trying

Since mid-January, Washington legislators have put forward dozens of bills aimed at the climate crisis…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenFebruary 19, 2021
A forest, and in the middle of the photo, a scattering of tiny neon pink flags marking recently dug-up piles of dirt.Environment

Tree justice? Lawmakers look to revive forests in Washington cities with eye on racial environmental disparities

Despite pandemic budget crunch, push is on in Olympia to resurrect urban forestry effort killed…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenJanuary 26, 2021
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