News items for October 16, 2024
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1. Ranked choice voting already passed its first test in OR
Benton County and Corvallis transitioned smoothly to the revised method.
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2. WA’s older forests capture carbon better than nearly any other
The moist forests of the Pacific Coast are world champion climate change fighters and are some of the most carbon dense on Earth.
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3. BC election platforms: Where parties stand on energy issues
From amping up power production to the future of LNG, here are the policies being promised in the British Columbia election — and what’s on the chopping block.
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4. ‘For a while, it looked like the whole world might burn’
In Oregon, grassland blazes are now sapping state resources.
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5. Washington unveils five-year plan to ease record-high homelessness
The Department of Commerce plan outlines securing new funding to improve response coordination and provide new housing units and emergency beds.
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6. The coming collision between whales and tankers on British Columbia’s coast
Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system — only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry.
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7. Initiative-2117 is dangerous to Washingtonians’ health
The initiative seeks to roll back the Climate Commitment Act. These doctors say it will do more than just lower gas prices.
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8. In congressional rematch, independent voters again hold sway in Southwest Washington
The swing district is currently polling strong for Donald Trump. Will it flip once more from blue to red?
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9. With affordable housing at a crossroads in Seattle, many low-income tenants find themselves at risk of eviction
With many of these tenants being formerly homeless, it’s overwhelmingly likely that if they lose their housing, they’ll have nowhere else to go.
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10. Should you trust Zillow’s climate risk data?
It’s flawed, but not worthless. Here’s how you should think about it.
More News from October 16, 2024
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Land Board approves ‘precedent setting’ plan to put Elliott State Forest in a carbon market
The decision, which officials said would fight climate change, makes Oregon the second state after Michigan to dedicate an entire state forest to storing harmful emissions while selling carbon credits for revenue.