| Excerpt: | The implementation of Council Bill 120207 will make the tree care industry in Seattle more accountable and its collective conduct more transparent to residents. |
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| Published at: | 5:46 PM on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Conservation, Green Development |
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Category Archives: Our Environment
A win for the Emerald City’s trees: Seattle will soon require registration for tree removal
U.S. gray wolves once again protected as an endangered species thanks to court ruling
| Excerpt: | U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Lee ruled that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service delisted the wolf based on analysis of just two core wolf populations and failed to provide a reasonable interpretation of the “significant portion of its range” standard.” |
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| Published at: | 10:51 AM on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation |
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“A long time coming”: B.C. ends threat of mining in upper reaches of the “Magic Skagit”
| Excerpt: | In January of 2021, the Province of British Columbia announced a buyout of mining rights owned by Imperial Metals, the folks responsible for the Mount Polley disaster of 2014, which saw a retention dam burst and send tailings into Quesnel Lake. It's a huge win for conservation. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation |
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Second set of Seattle tree protection poll findings affirms voters value urban forests
| Excerpt: | Respondents to NPI's October 2021 general election survey of the Seattle electorate are in strong agreement that the city should update its tree ordinance to strengthen tree protection policies, with more than seven in ten voters backing a majority of ideas tested. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Monday, December 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Conservation, Green Development, Research Poll Findings, WA-Cities |
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Governor Jay Inslee unveils new salmon protection and recovery plan for 2022 session
| Excerpt: | “We are on a mission. Protecting and restoring our salmon is personal to me — it’s a legacy left to us by previous generations and we should do the same for our grandchildren,” Inslee said from underneath a large Swinomish Cedar Hat. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation, Pollution, Resilient Fisheries |
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Marko Liias chosen to chair the Washington State Senate’s Transportation Committee
| Excerpt: | “As we face dramatic changes to transportation revenue and mobility options, this is our moment to write a visionary, equitable, climate-focused transportation package that invests in our shared priorities while respecting our real and unique local needs," Liias said. |
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| Published at: | 12:47 PM on Friday, December 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Transportation |
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House of Representatives approves historic Build Back Better Act, sending it to the Senate
| Excerpt: | At 6:44 AM Pacific on November 19th, 2021, by a vote of 220-213, the House adopted H.R. 5376, known as the Build Back Better Act, after Biden's campaign slogan, with all but one Democrat in favor and all Republicans opposed. |
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| Published at: | 12:34 PM on Friday, November 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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First raging fires, now epic floods: British Columbia suffers perils of climate damage
| Excerpt: | The “province on the Pacific” was just beginning to recover from a summer of record heat and wildfires when an atmospheric river showed up, resulting in massive floods. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Damage, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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Ten months in, a plurality of Washingtonians still approve of Joe Biden’s job performance
| Excerpt: | 49% of Washington State voters surveyed from November 10th-11th by NPI's pollster said they approved of Biden's job performance, while 43% disapproved. 7% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 6:38 PM on Monday, November 15th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Service |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Research Poll Findings |
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PNWcurrents Episode V is live: This month, we discuss the impacts of climate damage
| Excerpt: | Read the release announcement for the fifth episode of PNWcurrents, NPI's uniquely regional podcast. This episode features climatologists Karin Bumbaco of Washington, Larry W. O'Neill of Oregon, and Jeffrey Hicke of Idaho, who joined NPI's Caya Berndt to discuss the impacts of climate damage on the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Published at: | 2:37 PM on Saturday, October 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Announcements, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, PNWcurrents, UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties |
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Biden-Harris administration restores Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments in Utah, which were gutted by Donald Trump
| Excerpt: | The monuments in Utah are a longstanding cause of environmentalists and rock climbers. They are also lands particularly cherished by Native Americans for their petroglyphs, pictographs, cultural sites, dwellings and sites used for traditional tribal rituals. |
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| Published at: | 9:18 AM on Friday, October 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation, Recreation |
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Documentary Review: In new Netflix series, Barack Obama exhorts viewers to “vote like the planet depends on it” — because it does