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By Jordan Royer Special to The Times One of the Puget Sound region’s most important institutions is having an election for three out of five seats this November, and most people don’t know who is running or even that they have a vote. Yet, if you live in King County, you get to vote for

SEATAC, Wash. — The Port of Seattle is planning to conduct an inventory of 55 acres of forest in North SeaTac Park for the first time this month. The goal is to look at the recreational and environmental impacts of the park with a “fresh set of eyes” to help determine its future. It’s a

By Loren Frames Port of Seattle Commission candidates, who win next month’s general election, face major challenges, including moving cargo stranded aboard cargo ships in Puget Sound, strengthening the port against the effects of climate change, and working on the bridge the growing gap between the region’s haves and not have. In the election –

  Fly Net Zero is the commitment of airlines to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. At the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston, USA, on 4 October 2021, a resolution was passed by IATA member airlines committing them to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from their operations by 2050. This pledge brings air transport

A mini-bio of Clair Patterson, the man who got lead out of (most) of our environment [RADIOLAB INTRO] LATIF NASSER: I’m Latif Nasser. This is Radiolab. Today, a story about how we humans rearrange the elemental stuff all around us, and how one man’s pursuit of a basic truth about the Earth revealed in an extraterrestrial

Some biofuels may contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in ways that can significantly reduce, and sometimes offset, their advantages over fossil fuels, studies have shown. The deal between the Biden administration and the airline industry is meant to drive down flying’s environmental toll.Credit…Ted S. Warren/Associated Press By Hiroko Tabuchi At first glance, it’s a big step

by Scott Schaefer The Port of Seattle on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 announced that North SeaTac Park has been removed from its Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) as a proposed location for a new parking lot. The park was included in the SAMP as the location for a proposed surface parking lot (L06) to meet future employee parking

By  Paul Roberts  Seattle Times business reporter Walk around parts of downtown Seattle these days and things look almost like they did before COVID-19 kicked out the tourists and the office workers. Pike Place Market and the waterfront are teeming with visitors, though many wear masks. Cruise ships are back in Elliott Bay. Bars around

By  Jon Talton  Columnist We’re way beyond denial now, as the new Assessment Report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear. “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, human influence on the climate system is clear, and limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.” Actually, that quote

< By Nicholas Johnson Any day this summer, the Port of Seattle is expected to release a draft environmental review of its Sustainable Airport Master Plan, kicking off a public review period during which residents and leaders of cities surrounding Sea-Tac Airport will have a chance to weigh in. The city of Burien is already