News items for November 6, 2024
Friends kayaking in Bear Glacier, Alaska
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1. WA voters want to keep carbon and capital gains taxes
Initiatives regarding the carbon pricing system, the capital gains tax and state long-term care program trailed in early returns, while a ban on natural gas bans appears ahead.
Cascade PBS
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2. OR voters reject statewide ranked choice voting
Oregonians will stick with winners-takes-all elections for federal and statewide offices, with partial results for Measure 117 showing the “no” vote ahead.
The Oregonian
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3. MT voters splitting on two constitutional voting initiatives
Voters in Montana who could change the state’s constitution, and the way the Treasure State votes, appeared split on two ballot initiatives as results started posting.
Daily Montanan
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4. First salmon in over a century return to OR’s Klamath Basin
Salmon have officially returned to Oregon’s Klamath Basin for the first time in more than a century, months after the largest dam removal project in US history freed hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border.
The Oregonian
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5. Funding approved for nine affordable housing developments in OR
The Oregon Housing Stability Council approved the investment of $165 million for nine developments in the state. Three of these developments are in the Portland metro area.
Portland Business Journal
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6. The rainway vs. the atmospheric river
An ‘engineered’ creek comes to life in Vancouver, BC’s Mount Pleasant during a record-breaking rainfall.
The Tyee
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7. Sleepy Bainbridge Island decides how to grow up
The City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is grappling with its long-range plan, as the bedroom community and popular tourist destination continues to become increasingly unaffordable for lower-income residents.
The Urbanist
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8. WA tribe to manage national wildlife refuges
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe took on management of the Dungeness and Protection Island national wildlife refuges this summer from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The shift came after the Tribal Homelands Initiative was introduced in November 2021 to strengthen the role of tribes in federal land management.
Northwest Treaty Tribes
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9. Seattle budget eliminates equity, racial, and social justice programs
Under Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s budget, the city will lose its the Learning and Development Division, the Workforce Development Unit, and the Equity Performance Management Program, all housed in the Seattle Department of Human Resources. These divisions provide, among other things, equity and racial and social justice trainings, internship and mentorship programs, and workforce development for employees who come from historically marginalized communities.
PubliCola
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10. Cycling in Vancouver, BCs suburbs doesn’t have to suck
Separated lanes make it safe and sweet. Uytae Lee tours Surrey and Saanich on two wheels.
Spacing Vancouver
More News from November 6, 2024
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Details about Canada’s proposed emissions cap on oil and gas production
The Canadian federal government has published new draft regulations that will force oil and gas companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s what that looks like, and what it might mean for the industry and for Canada’s climate targets.
City News
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How is climate change affecting teenagers?
When you’re a teenager, everything can feel like a crisis. But for these teenagers living in areas around the world affected by climate change, the sense of growing crisis is real.
The New York Times
