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EnviroIssues in 250 words or less
Our name says it all – we help make the natural and built communities where we live, work, and play better places by tackling some of the thorniest public policy and environmental issues of our … more
Off the mainland, but not off the grid
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When folks in the San Juan Islands need electricity, they turn to the member-owned, non-profit cooperative OPALCO. And when the co-op wanted to add broadband to the services they provide, they turned … more
No waste left behind in West Seattle
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Transporting 22 million gallons of wastewater from the Barton St. Wastewater Pump Station in West Seattle, through a network of other pumps and miles of pipes and finally to a treatment plant in … more
How’s my watershed doing?
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News flash – Portland gets a lot of rain. The soggy climate in the Northwest makes for some picturesque landscapes, but the combination of all that rain and decades of development have altered the … more