Some 100,000 new people are moving to the county in the coming decade. No agency in Pierce County is monitoring the use of drinking water or evaluating trends as urbanization increases in Pierce County, according to Al Schmauder. Spanaway Water Company and three other water companies are currently buying water from Lakewood Water District, as […]
South Tacoma Green zone SML proposal plan Neighborhood group proposed changing the area into a Green Zone. After a series of hearings on developing a mega-warehouse district in South Tacoma, the city favored commercial development over neighbors’ health and environmental concerns. What have we learned about this process? Earth Justice appeals expansion of South Tacoma […]
Download pdf Reports from Climate Change conference show significant advances in reducing emissions by the United States. This conference was a turning point for Climate change in several ways. _______________________________________________________________ At Climate Change Conference 200 Nations Agree to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels. For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago to […]
Housing has been a growing priority for Futurewise. When the Growth Management Act was passed in 1990, Washington State was one of the most affordable places to live in the country Affordable Housing: Priority one in Futurewise’s strategy Now it is one of the most expensive. Our framework for growth needs to change in response. […]
Researcher: Climate Change is “Not the End of the World” “There is a perception that we’ve been battling climate change for decades and made no progress,” Dr. Hannah Ritchie says. “I want to push back on that.” Ritchie is a senior researcher in the Program on Global Development at the University of Oxford. Her next […]
Hurricanes like this one grow more powerful every season. Storm surges from these storms reached the second floor of many Florida beach condos. How do people remain optimism when facing increased crisis? Finding s hope in the face of continued temperature increases Author Hannah Richie finds hope among the grim news about Climate change.. Ryan […]
