News items for November 4, 2024
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1. Young Washington voters say cost of living is their top concern
For most residents 18-35, the dream of home ownership is dead, and rising costs of food and transportation hit hard as the state grows more unaffordable.
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2. Pressure on Canada to export water will be immense
Sharp global policy experts are already crafting the legal case for doing so.
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3. The energy culture war is on the ballot in one of America’s greenest states
Washington’s industry-backed anti-electrification measure could threaten the nation’s clean energy ambitions.
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4. Fish biologists collaborate to track pioneering salmon in OR’s Klamath River
Chinook salmon are spawning in streams above four former dam sites on the Klamath River in numbers that are astounding biologists. Now, a network of tribes, agencies, university researchers, and conservation groups is working together to track the fish as they explore the newly opened habitat.
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5. OR inks agreement with developers to enter entire state forest into carbon market
The Oregon Department of State Lands signed an agreement Thursday with the company Anew Climate to put the first state forest in the West into a carbon market.
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6. How rising electricity demand is hurting the push for more housing in OR
Housing projects are waiting more than a year for vital equipment to connect new apartment buildings to the grid. The cause is complicated.
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7. Why more Native Americans are on US ballots than ever before
Voters in 25 states will have the opportunity to elect or reelect an Indigenous candidate to public office this year.
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8. Climate-fueled extreme weather is hiking up car insurance rates
Home insurers have raised premiums after extreme weather events. Now car insurers in the U.S. are doing the same thing.
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9. Fish camp in Alaska — without the fish
Yukon River communities fight to maintain their salmon fishing traditions.
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10. Rebuild or retreat? Repeat flooding forces tough decisions on homeowners, governments
Managed retreat can be a safer, cheaper option as flood risk grows.