JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
At the site of Seattle’s first large-scale mass timber building, developers have incorporated infrastructure to address a common runoff problem Mark Grey, of the Hess Callahan Grey Group, is part of the development team at Northlake Commons. The project’s native plant-filled bioswale is a unique large-scale partnership with Seattle Public Utilities that will filter 2.6 … Continue reading “Go With The Flow”
FILE – A flare burns at a well pad Aug. 26, 2021, near Watford City, N.D. The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs in 2023, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press The levels … Continue reading “Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again”
Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg By Kendra Pierre-Louis April 5, 2024 at 2:00 AM PDT Buyers of new homes in the US may find themselves saddled with electrical systems better suited to the 20th century than the 21st. The International Code Council, which sets model construction standards for new homes, was expected to include building electrification measures … Continue reading “US Homes Face Costly Retrofits for Induction Stoves, EV Chargers”
By Melissa Davis and Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnists Editor’s note: Got questions about recycling that fresh-fruit packaging or envelopes with plastic windows? We’ve got answers. Times editorial board members and Opinion columnists Melissa Davis and Josh Farley made a malodorous examination of what happens to King County’s recyclables. They both grew up with bottle … Continue reading “Recycling 101: What to know about sorting in King County”
By NATHAN GILLES and Columbia Insight The Associated Press PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate adaptation strategy called “assisted migration.” As the world’s climate warms, … Continue reading “As tree species face decline, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in Pacific Northwest”
By David Kroman and Mike Reicher Seattle Times staff reporters Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund. Donate today to support watchdog journalism in our community. Come January, lawmakers will face a surprise that will strain Washington’s transportation … Continue reading “Huge spike in costs to help salmon could derail WA transportation budget”
By David Gutman Seattle Times staff reporter OFF POSSESSION POINT, Puget Sound — As he scrapes a 3-foot gaff hook against an abandoned timber piling, Tom Nelson turns and explains, to a small audience, Puget Sound fishing techniques, the local ecosystem, the modern world. The barnacles he’s scraping off will chum the water for pile … Continue reading “Tom Nelson, Seattle’s fishing evangelist, wants you to catch fish to save fish”
Follow up to this: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/enforce-seattles-tree-ordinance
March 22, 2023 at 7:00 am The $2 billion Goldendale Energy Storage Project proposes to generate 1,200 megawatts of power with pumped-storage hydropower, using upper and lower reservoirs above the John Day Dam. Leaders of the Yakama Nation say the proposed location is sacred, holding archaeological, ceremonial and First Food gathering sites… (Washington State / … Continue reading “Seattle utilities consider massive efforts that could help green our grid”
