News items for October 28, 2024
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1. To fix inclusionary zoning, fund it
Lessons from places that are solving the biggest problem in abundant housing politics and policy.
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2. Should Alaska keep ranked choice voting?
In the upcoming November election, Alaskans will vote to either reject or retain the system.
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3. It’s not easy to become a farmer. This OR farm incubator seeks to change that
Becoming a farmer is hard if you’re not born into a farming family. On top of that, farmers in Oregon and across the country are aging out of the industry.
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4. BC atmospheric river a successful first test of community-led rain management project
The torrential rains that drenched the Lower Mainland last weekend were the first test for a new, community-led rainwater solution in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.
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5. Native organizations endorse ranked choice voting in OR
Proponents argue Measure 117, which gives voters the option to rank candidates in order of preference, would create a chance for more Native candidates to be elected and empower voters with more choice on their ballots.
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6. Two major affordable housing developments reach milestones in Portland
Two nonprofits broke ground this week on 75 new housing units that will be offered first to displaced Black residents.
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7. Why heat waves of the future may be even deadlier than feared
The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated.
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8. Finding power for the PNW in the future ‘will be a significant challenge’
Demand grows just as Washington and Oregon’s environmental regulations reduce fossil fuel options and put more pressure on green tech.
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9. Environmental group calls for fossil fuel divestment at Washington State University
Members of the university’s Environmental Sustainability Alliance said they have been pushing for fossil fuel divestment for roughly four years, to no avail.
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10. Harris-Trump election polls reveal massive gap between men and women
Women could deliver this election for Vice President Kamala Harris.
More News from October 28, 2024
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Ranked choice voting’s origins and reception in Alaska
It’s hailed in some quarters as a way to move beyond the hyperpolarized politics embroiling the nation, yet it’s unpopular among the state’s conservatives.
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The depths of their discontent: Young Americans are distraught over climate change
A new study of 16,000 young people aged 16 to 25 found clear majorities across all regions and political affiliations deeply concerned about the impacts of a warming planet.