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Twenty years after the Nisqually earthquake, seismic upgrades still needed across Cascadia

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.
Published at:	10:54 PM on Sunday, February 28th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness
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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:	Climate Crisis, Emergency Preparedness, Energy & Power
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Joe Biden, Jay Inslee denounce Trump-incited terrorist attack on the United States Capitol

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.
Published at:	10:30 PM on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Open Government
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders, Emergency Preparedness
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U.S. House resoundingly adopts CASH Act to boost COVID-19 recovery payments to $2,000

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.
Published at:	7:30 PM on Monday, December 28th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy
Other Tags:	2019-2021 Coronavirus Pandemic, Universal Basic Income
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Washington, Oregon, and California unveil new alliance: Western States Pact

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.
Published at:	12:29 PM on Monday, April 13th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Public Planning, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness, Global Health
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U.S. Senate unanimously adopts gargantuan $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package

Excerpt:	The legislation now goes to the United States House of Representatives for further consideration. It is backed by Donald Trump.
Published at:	10:30 PM on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, National Defense
Other Tags:	2019-2021 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
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Elizabeth Warren proposes conditions for bailouts of big firms due to COVID-19 impacts

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.
Published at:	11:44 AM on Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Ethical Business, Fiscal Responsibility, Global Health
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COVID-19 Update: U.S. House passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act in 1 AM vote

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.
Published at:	10:30 PM on Friday, March 13th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Budgeting, COVID-19 Update, Global Health, Personal Wellness, U.S. House Roll Call Votes
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Washington’s beloved Mount Rainier National Park is inaccessible due to washed out roads

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.
Published at:	10:10 AM on Monday, February 10th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness, Transportation
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VICTORY! U.S. House passes Suzan DelBene’s National Landslide Preparedness Act

Excerpt:	The bill would advance our understanding of the geology behind landslides and make funds available for emergency preparedness programs pertaining to landslides.
Published at:	4:37 PM on Monday, June 3rd, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness
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On fifth anniversary of Oso slide, NPI calls on Legislature to fund geologic hazards research

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.
Published at:	9:58 PM on Friday, March 22nd, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness
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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake shakes Anchorage, Alaska, causing widespread damage

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.
Published at:	9:20 PM on Friday, November 30th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Earthquakes
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Amtrak Cascades 501 derails onto Interstate 5 at Mounts Road; several passengers killed

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.
Published at:	12:52 PM on Monday, December 18th, 2017
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Transportation
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Hurricane Irma heading for the United States; Florida will take direct, devastating hit

Excerpt:	Sunshine will soon be but a memory in the Sunshine State, with the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded set to roar ashore in a matter of hours. "If" is no longer a question. Irma is coming, and it's going to be bad.
Published at:	11:17 AM on Friday, September 8th, 2017
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, National Defense, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness
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