The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| 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 |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Climate Damage, Emergency Preparedness |
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| Excerpt: | There is no question we've made some progress since the Nisqually quake traumatically reminded us that we live in a region that belongs to the Pacific Ring of Fire. Yet there is also a lot that remains to be done. |
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| Published at: | 10:54 PM on Sunday, February 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Emergency Preparedness |
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| 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? |
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| Published at: | 5:10 PM on Sunday, February 21st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Emergency Preparedness, Energy & Power |
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| Excerpt: | Read or watch what America's forty-sixth president and Washington's chief executive had to say about the violent insurrection of January 6th, 2021. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Emergency Preparedness |
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| Excerpt: | The legislation earned the near unanimous support of the Democratic caucus. Democrats were joined by forty-four Republicans, including Washington State's Jaime Herrera Beutler and Oregon's Greg Walden. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 PM on Monday, December 28th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Universal Basic Income |
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| Excerpt: | The United States' Left Coast governors have made it abundantly clear that they -- not Donald Trump -- will decide when to lift their Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders and allow businesses that are currently closed to fully reopen. |
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| Published at: | 12:29 PM on Monday, April 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | The legislation now goes to the United States House of Representatives for further consideration. It is backed by Donald Trump. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, National Defense, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The senior United States Senator from Massachusetts says it would be irresponsible to offer federal aid with no conditions, as Congress unwisely did twelve years ago. |
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| Published at: | 11:44 AM on Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Ethical Business, Fiscal Responsibility, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | Good news: The United States House of Representatives has approved a sweeping bill that will help families respond to the worst public health crisis in a century. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Friday, March 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Budgeting, COVID-19 Update, Global Health, Personal Wellness, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | It isn't possible to visit Mount Rainier right now and access to the park may take weeks or even months to be restored. |
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| Published at: | 10:10 AM on Monday, February 10th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, Transportation |
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| Excerpt: | The bill would advance our understanding of the geology behind landslides and make funds available for emergency preparedness programs pertaining to landslides. |
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| Published at: | 4:37 PM on Monday, June 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Emergency Preparedness |
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| Excerpt: | NPI is calling on Washington's lawmakers to appropriate funding so geologic hazards like slides can be researched by our Department of Natural Resources. |
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| Published at: | 9:58 PM on Friday, March 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Emergency Preparedness |
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| Excerpt: | A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the City of Anchorage, its suburbs, and points beyond this morning, causing widespread damage in Alaska's largest city. |
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| Published at: | 9:20 PM on Friday, November 30th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Earthquakes |
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| Excerpt: | A horrific scene is unfolding in Pierce County, where the first Amtrak Cascades train in revenue service on the new Point Defiance bypass has been wrecked. |
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| Published at: | 12:52 PM on Monday, December 18th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Transportation |
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