While no one was hurt in the fire, each of these women-owned small businesses faces a long road to recovery and they need all of the help that they can get.
Tag: Disaster Recovery
Posted inNational Defense, Policy Topics, Public Planning
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after catastrophic overnight ship strike
Last night, the cargo ship Dali struck and caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, hindering marine traffic and impeding Port of Baltimore operations. The incident sent vehicles and workers into the water, with rescue efforts and NTSB investigations ongoing. President Biden has called for congressional funds to rebuild the span.
Posted inPolicy Topics
First raging fires, now epic floods: British Columbia suffers perils of climate damage
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.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Twenty years after the Nisqually earthquake, seismic upgrades still needed across Cascadia
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.
Posted inPolicy Topics
The Texas-sized politics of calamity: Disasters put a spotlight on elected officials’ negligence
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?
Posted inPolicy Topics
Joe Biden, Jay Inslee denounce Trump-incited terrorist attack on the United States Capitol
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.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
U.S. House resoundingly adopts CASH Act to boost COVID-19 recovery payments to $2,000
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.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Washington, Oregon, and California unveil new alliance: Western States Pact
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.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
U.S. Senate unanimously adopts gargantuan $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package
The legislation now goes to the United States House of Representatives for further consideration. It is backed by Donald Trump.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Elizabeth Warren proposes conditions for bailouts of big firms due to COVID-19 impacts
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.
Posted inPolicy Topics
COVID-19 Update: U.S. House passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act in 1 AM vote
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.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Washington’s beloved Mount Rainier National Park is inaccessible due to washed out roads
It isn’t possible to visit Mount Rainier right now and access to the park may take weeks or even months to be restored.
Posted inPolicy Topics
VICTORY! U.S. House passes Suzan DelBene’s National Landslide Preparedness Act
The bill would advance our understanding of the geology behind landslides and make funds available for emergency preparedness programs pertaining to landslides.
Posted inPolicy Topics
On fifth anniversary of Oso slide, NPI calls on Legislature to fund geologic hazards research
NPI is calling on Washington’s lawmakers to appropriate funding so geologic hazards like slides can be researched by our Department of Natural Resources.