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  • 2022-04-03 18:55

    ‘Deadliest Catch,’ a reality show with drama — and room for make-believe

    April 3, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated April 4, 2022 at 10:21 am The crew of the fishing boat Saga, from left Joe Gomez, Mason Twyman, captain Jake Anderson, Mac White, and Shyanne Smith, pose for a photo on the boat on… (Loren Holmes / Loren Holmes) By  Hal Bernton  Seattle Times staff reporter SPECIAL REPORT
  • 2022-04-01 19:10

    A deadly earthquake absolutely, positively will ravage Seattle at some point. Here’s how to survive it.

    Huge cracks closed the Port of Kobe in Japan after a devastating earthquake in 1995. The ground at Kobe’s port shifted as much as 10 feet in some areas. (Koji Sasahara / The Associated Press, 1995) By David Guterson Special to The Seattle Times In 2015, The New Yorker published an article asserting that an
  • 2022-02-11 18:50

    Don’t turn back the clock on work-from-home flexibility

    By  Gleb Tsipursky Special to The Times A recent survey of more than 10,000 global knowledge workers and their leaders shows the current concern of executives is over hybrid and remote work schedules, and something called “proximity bias,” a fear that those who choose to return to offices will get ahead, while those who stay
  • 2022-01-12 23:24

    Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment

    Welcome to the global repository of interventions for creating healthier environments and improving health The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available WHO and other United Nations (UN) guidance for improving health by creating healthier environments. It provides an overview and easy access of 500 actions, and a framework for thinking about health and environment
  • 2021-08-10 11:20

    Green Burien Partnership Urban Forest Stewardship Plan

    The Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund, authorized by the Port of Seattle Commission in November 2016, recognizes that neighboring communities that experience more impacts from airport operations should also experience more benefits. The Port of Seattle provided seed funding to launch the Green Burien Partnership, a partnership between the Port, the City of Burien, and Forterra to evaluate the health of Burien’s urban forests and take action. Burien now joins Seattle, Tacoma, Snoqualmie, Kent, Redmond, Snohomish County, Kirkland, Everett, Puyallup, Tukwila, Issaquah, Shoreline, Des Moines, and SeaTac as members of the Green Cities Network. These 15 Green Cities in the Puget Sound region represent three counties (King, Pierce, and Snohomish), collectively serve over 3 million people, and aim to restore and steward more than 13,000 acres of land. As part of this robust network of resources and expertise, the Green Burien Partnership will help ensure a livable and healthy community. Forterra Ali Yeates Lakehart, Green Cities Senior Program Manager Christopher Walter, GIS Director Joanna Nelson de Flores, Stewardship Director Jessica Vu, Project Associate City of Burien Niomi Montes de Oca, City Planner Brandi Eyerly, City Planner Casey Stanley, Interim Director Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Emily Inlow-Hood, Communications Port of Seattle Andy Gregory, Environmental Engagement Program Manager American Forest Management Jesse Saunders, Inventory Forester Global to Local Justin DeVine, Illustration and Graphic Design Diane Sepanski, Copy Editor ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Photo: Edward Landreth Forterra..........................................................................................................................................................................................34 Highline Public Schools...............................................................................................................................................................34 Nonprofit Organizations.............................................................................................................................................................34 Volunteers and the Community at Large..................................................................................................................................35 Commercial and Nonprofit Field Crews...................................................................................................................................35 Potential Sponsors.......................................................................................................................................................................36…
  • 2021-05-27 09:59

    What the shakeups, legal losses for fossil fuel companies mean for climate change efforts

    Three major oil and gas firms — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron — suffered hits in court and among their own investors Wednesday, amid pressure for businesses and governments to seriously curtail emissions that drive climate change. William Brangham explores the significance of the hits with Dr. Leah Stokes, a political scientist with expertise
  • 2021-05-01 18:22

    Washington state’s carbon pricing bill could be most far-reaching in nation. How will it work?

    One plane arrives as others take off at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Airline emissions are part of greenhouse gas… (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times, 2018)  By Hal Bernton  Seattle Times staff reporter Washington state’s recently passed carbon-pricing legislation appears to be the nation’s most far-reaching state-level attempt to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions. It’s
  • 2021-03-15 11:01

    Washington Tracking Network

    Welcome to WTN, a Washington State Department of Health program focused on making public health data more accessible. WTN staff keep data in all tools up to date and develop additional data based on need and availability. Data are available for download and exploration using our four tools.
  • 2021-01-15 00:00

    Seattle 2018 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

    Ani Krishnan, Climate Data & Policy Manager Aaron Tam, Climate Intern With special thanks to: Radcliffe Dacanay, Seattle Department of Transportation Katie Kennedy, Seattle Public Utilities Peter Erickson, Stockholm Environment Institute December 2020 Updated Jan 2021 with minor error corrections to population figures in Tables 1 and 2. .
  • 2020-12-10 19:20

    United’s 100% Green Commitment: Reducing our Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100% by 2050

    Scott Kirby The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world in many ways. For the airline industry, it has been the most punishing financial blow in our history. Despite the continuing challenges, we at United Airlines have dedicated ourselves every step of the way to make flying as safe as we can, and we always will.