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Environment & Sustainability

Housing Density Is a Win-Win For Wildlife and People

Washington needs abundant, affordable, and accessible housing. Accordingly, this legislative session made progress on housing density (via HB 1110, HB 1337, SB 5190, and...

Four Vital Housing and Climate Bills Survive the Washington Legislature

WALeg Wednesday considers the housing package that passed, led by HB 1110.  As the legislative calendar winds its way to adjourning sine die (until next...

Seattle Can Take Its New Tree Ordinance and Apply It to Itself

Unpave paradise and take down that parking lot. Trees in Seattle are facing a new threat, not from beetles or the axe, but from...

South Puget Sound Cities Now at High Risk for Wildfire

In response, Wildfire Ready Neighbors fire prevention program launches in Western Washington Just 10 days into this spring, a firefighting team flew in a helicopter...

Legislature Advances Narrower TOD and Missing Middle Bills

The legislative clock ticks closer to its late April conclusion this WALeg Wednesday. In This Digest: Important Bills At A Glance Weekly Focus: Slim, Difficult Housing...

Sunday Video: SoCal Rain is Deadlier Than Earthquakes

We don't often think of our neighbors down the Pacific Coast as frequent recipients of Seattle-levels of rain. But this winter has been a...

Op-Ed: Proposed Tree Legislation Awaits Its Turn to Add to Seattle’s Housing Woes

There’s a saying that the path of progress doesn’t follow a straight line. This has certainly been what I've experienced in my two decades...

Seattle Street Ends: West Seattle to South Park

Today we get to talk about fourteen incredible ready-to-visit street ends beginning in West Seattle and ending in South Park, plus a lovely waterfront...