News items for November 1, 2024
Respondents understand a shortage of homes to be the top factor in the state’s high costs of homes and rents.
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1. Is Seattle’s rental scene hot or cold? Yes
While many real estate professionals call the rental market “cool” or “balanced,” many renters use words like “brutal” or “absolute hell” to describe their experience.
Seattle Times
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2. Resource production or preservation? Election puts AK lands on the line
From oil in the Arctic to the Ambler Road, Alaska’s resource and conservation battles await a new administration’s fate, affecting communities, ecosystems, and industries alike.
High Country News
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3. Stricter toxic chemical rules reduce Californians’ exposures
A new study suggests California’s stricter regulations are reducing levels of BPA, PFAS, and other harmful toxics in people.
Environmental Health News
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4. Opinion: Climate change will hit all of us where we live. Vote ‘no’ on I-2117
“As the Gulf Coast recovers from the latest round of destructive storms, here in Washington state we’re considering an initiative to repeal our historic Climate Commitment Act of 2021. I’m emphatically voting ‘no’ on I-2117, and I’d like to share why.”
Seattle Times
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5. Congress urged to add coverage for female firefighters with cancer
Wildland firefighters were thrilled when Congress passed a 2022 law streamlining cancer benefits, but the omission of female-specific cancers from the coverage has sparked renewed calls for reform.
The Guardian
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6. WA projects $250M funding shortfall for homeless services
In Washington, the slow housing market is having a consequence that few have heard about: less money to help people who are homeless. Nearly all of the state’s funding for homeless services comes from document recording fees that people pay when they buy or refinance homes.
Northwest Public Broadcasting
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7. Trump’s plans for rolling back climate protections signal a fossil-fueled future
With a second term in sight, Donald Trump’s environmental strategy aims to wipe out protections for air, water, and public lands while undercutting climate science and strengthening fossil fuel interests.
New York Times
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8. How the climate is changing your energy bill
Wildfires and winter storms are costing utilities and families.
High Country News
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9. Why farmers use harmful insecticides they may not need
Agrichemical companies make it difficult for farmers to avoid neonicotinoid-coated seeds, even when evidence shows these chemicals may not be necessary and carry environmental risks.
Civil Eats
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10. Federal agencies plan wild horse emergency roundup after OR wildfire
Federal officials say wild horses in Eastern Oregon are at risk of starving after a wildfire burned through an expanse of wildlands over the summer. So the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service have proposed trapping up to 400 horses and keeping them at BLM’s wild horse corral while native grasses and shrubs recover.
Oregon Public Broadcasting
More News from November 1, 2024
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Governments fund fossil fuels despite massive health risks
A new Lancet report finds that government subsidies for fossil fuels are driving an escalating global health crisis, with extreme weather and pollution increasingly affecting populations worldwide.
The Hill
