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Could selling sewage save the Salish Sea?

In other words, a sewage plant with excessively high nutrient levels in its discharges has to trim its levels to a specific concentration with its own equipment before it can buy credits...

Inside the tumultuous debate behind Seattle’s tree ordinance

McVicars, who declared that “the statements I have made are factual and can be supported with documentation upon request,” did not respond to repeated requests for the documentation (and for comment). The...

Parents outraged Tahoma School District failed to stop accused predator

“The School Board’s expectation is that the district takes any allegation of abuse and sexual misconduct seriously and fully investigates any allegation,” said Pete Miller, the board’s president, in a written statement...

Are WA forests worth more as carbon sponges or timber harvests?

Currently the department is auctioning allowances for corporations emitting large amounts of pollution, including through smokestacks or tailpipes. Such allowances are auctioned quarterly among the state’s largest emitters, such as oil refineries,...

WA foster parents say the state still hasn’t fixed its investigative system

Investigation falloutFollowing the allegation against her in 2020, Zarate received a “founded” finding of abuse, meaning the CPS investigator determined that it was more likely than not that it occurred.  The fallout...

Group petitions to dump Washington’s new carbon-pricing system

Conservatives are saying the new program is causing Washington to have the highest gasoline prices in the nation. Oil companies with refineries in Washington must buy carbon allowances to keep emitting carbon...

Seattle City Council primary hints at progressive/centrist showdown

The issues remain the same. Voters are still worried about homelessness, housing affordability, public safety, policing and the city’s economic recovery from the pandemic. For many observers, the 2021 election of Mayor Harrell,...

Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project are part of my family history

Here is some of my family story and our small connection to the Manhattan Project. I am sharing this based on my observations, my memories, interviews with family members, stories I have...

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