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The Texas-sized politics of calamity: Disasters put a spotlight on elected officials’ negligence

Excerpt:	Will the country wake up to the need for infrastructure modernization following the horrors in Texas, or will we see right-wing politicians escape responsibility and go on demonizing clean renewable energy?
Published at:	5:10 PM on Sunday, February 21st, 2021
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness, Energy & Power
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Joe Biden and the Salish Sea: Will cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline mean Alberta’s bitumen crude oil is headed to our waters?

Excerpt:	Progressives will need to back the forty-sixth president, but make sure he will have our backs when it comes to safeguarding shared waters of the Salish Sea. Our worries should be heard and considered at the highest level.
Published at:	9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Energy & Power, Pollution, Presidential Transitions
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BNSF-operated train transporting Bakken crude oil derails in Whatcom County

Excerpt:	There were no fatalities and no injuries were reported, though the derailment did result in an oil spill. Seven tank cars went off the tracks, with two catching fire, about twenty minutes before noon.
Published at:	8:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Energy & Power, Pollution, Safe Neighborhoods
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As Biden’s Cabinet takes shape, progressive groups plan for a post-Trump future

Excerpt:	President-elect Joe Biden has spent the weeks since the election assembling the team that he hopes to bring with him to Washington, D.C.
Published at:	8:21 PM on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
Written by:	Ruairi Vaughan
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Healthcare, National Defense, Open Government, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders, Budgeting, Presidential Transitions
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The Biden-Harris administration takes shape with the announcement of key appointees

Excerpt:	Joe Biden's picks indicate the direction that the President-Elect wants to take the country.
Published at:	9:44 AM on Monday, November 23rd, 2020
Written by:	Ruairi Vaughan
Categories:	Announcements, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Public Service
Other Tags:	Transitions and Successions
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A smokescreen and a big lie: Trump, climate deniers try to explain away our record fires

Excerpt:	Climate fires are destroying property and taking lives in Washington, Oregon, and California, putting a face on the climate crisis. Right wing pundits have been reduced to lamely claiming there's no connection.
Published at:	2:45 PM on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Pollution
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Fueled by hot and windy weather, fires rage out of control up and down the Left Coast

Excerpt:	Firefighters report that they are stretched thin and simply don't have the humanpower or the resources to properly fight the destructive blazes.
Published at:	10:35 PM on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Conservation, Pollution
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Bob Ferguson, Maura Healey lead multi-state legal challenge to block Arctic Refuge drilling

Excerpt:	A coalition of states from the Left Coast, Great Lakes region, and New England is going to court to stop the desecration of America's greatest wilderness.
Published at:	2:35 PM on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Conservation, Energy & Power, Pollution
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DNR fire meteorologist horrified by barrage of (human caused) Labor Day 2020 fire disasters

Excerpt:	By the time the sun had set on September 7th, 2020, the Pacific Northwest had joined California in firestorm misery, with hundreds of thousands of acres newly burnt or burning.
Published at:	8:30 AM on Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness, Extreme Weather, Pollution
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Will 2020 be the year in which climate justice finally becomes a prevalent federal priority?

Excerpt:	Always, always climate and environment get eclipsed as Election Day draws near. But even if our planet's fever doesn't get the attention it should, 2020 could still be a major turning point.
Published at:	4:30 PM on Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Energy & Power, Pollution, US-Pres
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Equity, climate justice, and public health go hand in hand, Netroots Nation panelists say

Excerpt:	The world is grappling with a novel coronavirus pandemic while climate damage grows ever worse. Netroots Nation 2020 decided to explore how systemic inequality defines both fights.
Published at:	12:30 PM on Thursday, August 13th, 2020
Written by:	Bobby Aiyer
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events, Our Environment, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Conservation, Global Health, Netroots Nation, Pollution
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Earth Day turns fifty as the world community grapples with the novel coronavirus pandemic

Excerpt:	Earth Day, one of our favorite days of activism, has turned fifty. Here are some great articles you can read and videos you can watch to commemorate the occasion.
Published at:	10:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
Written by:	Rich Erwin
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Holidays, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Conservation, Earth Day, Green Development, Pollution
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New State Representative Alex Ramel talks to NPI about his priorities for the 2020 session

Excerpt:	The newest addition to the Washington State Legislature from the 40th District wants to tackle affordable housing and climate justice in the 2020 short session.
Published at:	10:18 AM on Monday, January 13th, 2020
Written by:	Caitlin Harrington
Categories:	Elections, Legislative Advocacy
Other Tags:	Pollution, WA-Leg, Zero Waste
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Sound Transit officially breaks ground on Lynnwood Link, delighting Snohomish County

Excerpt:	At a ceremony at the Lynnwood Transit Center, the agency celebrated the long-anticipated milestone with a third of the state's congressional delegation plus state legislators, labor leaders, and construction workers.
Published at:	8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Transportation
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