Watch Kim Schrier’s April 11th press conference in Issaquah celebrating the appropriation of funds for the Sammamish Plateau Water District, which plans to upgrade its water treatment facilities to protect Washingtonians in its jurisdiction from toxic PFAS chemicals.
LaunchThe Beltway isn’t used to the left setting the agenda on Capitol Hill
“That’s why they freaked out over Democrats linking two separate infrastructure bills,” David Dayen writes. “But to succeed, the left must also erase privatization from the agenda.”
LaunchEven Cathy McMorris Rodgers thinks privatizing the Bonneville Power Administration is a bad idea
The regime of Donald Trump may be enthusiastic about privatizing the Bonneville Power Administration, but Republicans in the Pacific Northwest are not.
LaunchDo not privatize the Bonneville Power Administration
“To Pacific Northwesterners, the Bonneville Power Administration power grid is like energy itself — quietly taken for granted, humming away in the background … until something goes wrong. A proposal by the Trump administration to sell off BPA’s transmission system should shake the region awake from complacency,” says The Seattle Times.
LaunchTake a virtual tour of the Alaskan Way tunneling operation, courtesy of WSDOT’s drone
“Just a few days before the SR 99 tunneling machine started tunneling under the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the Washington State Department of Transportation flew a video-equipped drone through the SR 99 tunnel to show Seattle Tunnel Partners’ construction progress. On an average day, the tunnel is bustling with construction. To avoid disrupting crews, this video was recorded in between regular work shifts.”
LaunchRecall effort in Michigan intensifies pressure on Rick Snyder
The New York Times reports on the progress of efforts to recall Republican Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan, led by the Reverend David Alexander Bullock. It was actions taken by Snyder and his cronies that led to the poisoning of Flint’s water supply.
LaunchFBI joins Flint drinking water investigation
The Detroit Free Press reports: “The FBI is now investigating the contamination of Flint’s drinking water, a man-made public health catastrophe, which has left an unknown number of Flint children and other residents poisoned by lead and resulted in state and federal emergency declarations.”
LaunchFlint water crisis: emails reveal Governor Snyder informed of problems a year ago
“According to newly released emails concerns over the water were dismissed by officials who blamed mayor for exploiting public panic,” The Guardian reports.
LaunchEngineer in Philadelphia train crash has long advocated for rail safety
Engineer in Philadelphia train crash has long advocated for rail safety Thirty-two year old Brandon Bostian, the engineer behind the controls of Amtrak’s wrecked Regional
Launch“We have a federal government that can’t, for political reasons, invest in public transportation. It’s infuriating.”
The big deal is we have a federal government that can’t, for political reasons, invest in public transportation. It’s infuriating. — Commuter Andrea Lynch, decrying
LaunchThe fine print: U.S. government fudges phase-out of old oil tank cars
It has been twenty-one years since federal regulators identified problems with the [safety-plagued DOT-111] cars. How many deaths will it take before they genuinely regulate?
LaunchFollow the groups that are working to stop evictions and turn on the water in Detroit
As many of our readers may be aware, several months ago, the government of Detroit (which is under an emergency management regime) unconscionably decided to
LaunchJudge condemns Detroit’s water shutoffs
Your shutoff program has created a lot of anger in the city and a lot of hardship and bad publicity the city does not need.
LaunchShoddy construction on already-built portion could doom the rest of Keystone XL
Shoddy construction on already-built portion could doom the rest of Keystone XL Businessweek reports that shoddy construction could doom the unbuilt portion of the Keystone
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