by Claudia Finseth and Kirk Kirkland The presidential election results are heartbreaking for people who care about the environment. For the next four years—perhaps the most crucial humankind has ever experienced—our country will be run by climate-change deniers, fossil fuel enthusiasts, and profiteers. There will likely be more damage to the planet and climate rather […]
In five days, delegations from around the world will convene in Baku, Azerbaijan for the annual United Nations climate summit, called COP29. The Biden administration is widely expected to try to assure the rest of the world that states and local governments in the United States will continue the work of slashing emissions if the […]
In November, several major shoreline issues moved forward in dramatic ways: Washington Department of Natural Resources will prohibit most net fish pens in the state. A federal judge set a schedule to review the latest request to revoke another group of Army Corps of Engineers permits issued without a NWP 48 permit or without environmental […]
On November 4, the Pierce County Council’s committee on Community Development & Environment reviewed 14 amendments that would have created a fundamental shift in the protection of rural areas by allowing a Bonus Density for new housing construction. Twenty-eight people attended on Zoom or in the room. The speakers debated the bonus density on whether […]
Some goals require a lifetime to achieve. Al Schmauder has worked for over 20 years to raise money for the removal of this dam that stops Chinook salmon from migrating upstream. After the funds were appropriated by Congress, it was the local public works department that gave the dam a low priority. The design for […]
