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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    March 10, 2022
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    Biden urged to unleash Defense Production Act to develop green energy rather than oil production

    gMany energy groups want President Joe Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act and build more renewable energy technologies in response to tight energy markets, ramping ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    March 4, 2022
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    Spokane adds fuel surcharge to city fleet to help fight climate change | Washington

    (The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council is moving forward with its plan to replace all city-owned vehicles with electric models by 2030 as part ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    March 1, 2022
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    Climate change is having an extreme and early impact in South America

    In just three hours on February 15, the city of Petropolis, nestled in the forested mountains above Rio de Janeiro, received more than 10 inches of ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    February 26, 2022
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    Review of Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood

    There are not always clear answers in the “Burning Questions”; indeed, Atwood points out that the essays are really just “attempts” at answers and not necessarily ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    February 23, 2022
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    Wildfires will increase in intensity and number and spread to new areas, the United Nations has reported

    The report’s authors characterized extreme wildfires as destructive fires that were once rare but are now happening more often, burning longer, hotter and more intensely. They ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    February 19, 2022
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    White House spending targets social justice; vague criteria

    “Until they were able to introduce criteria that recognized other social effects and the socio-economic level of communities and environmental impacts, it was just a numbers ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    February 14, 2022
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    UK urged not to abandon climate targets amid net zero row | Environment

    Senior figures in climate diplomacy, including the key architect of the Paris climate accord, have urged the UK government to maintain its commitments to climate action, ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    February 1, 2022
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    Cornell Audiences to Hear EPA Administrator Regan Talk About Environmental Justice

    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will speak at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School Institute for Public Affairs Spring Symposium Series on Feb. 10. ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    January 29, 2022
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    Can a new bridge help Oregon meet its climate goals?

    PORTLAND, OR (Portland Grandstand) – As transportation officials in Oregon and Washington plan to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River, critics and ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    January 26, 2022
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    Winter Olympians feel threatened by climate change – NBC4 Washington

    For Olympic athletes, they only have eyes for one prize when they compete: an Olympic gold medal. But for some, like American cross-country skier Jessie Diggins, ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    January 12, 2022
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    Washington Governor calls on lawmakers for “bold” action

    Washington State Patrol Soldiers stand near the State Seal in the Rotunda of the Legislative Building on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, ahead of Governor Jay Inslee’s ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    January 11, 2022
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    UW, other researchers find concerns for animals linked to same habitats | News

    January 11, 2022 Many animals display strong loyalty to the site, including these (clockwise from top left): Adélie penguins, mule deer, great gray owls, sockeye salmon ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    January 10, 2022
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    Washington lawmakers launch mostly remote session

    Washington state lawmakers have entered a new legislative session amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and much of their work will be done remotely as leaders attempt ...
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  • Washington Health Care
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    January 8, 2022
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    Pandemic remains backdrop as WA lawmakers open new session

    A lone worker walks the floor of the Washington Senate on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., As the room prepares for ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    December 29, 2021
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    Window on Washington: Green Wave – Transport

    Green shipping and decarbonization of industry have been around for a long time. When Democrats took control of both houses of Congress and the White House ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    December 16, 2021
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    Stalled $ 2T Bill, Senate MPs Seem Ready To Move On For Now

    WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats ‘broad social and environmental package languished in Senate limbo on Thursday as leaders’ hopes of solving the problem … WASHINGTON (AP) – ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    December 11, 2021
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    A Nevada road trip on the rapidly evolving electric car charging network

    YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA – On a hot November afternoon, I pulled into a Target parking lot on my first electric car trip. It was Thanksgiving week, ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    December 5, 2021
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    Defenders hope caribou, now absent from Lower 48, will make a comeback

    The Mountain Caribou, also known as the “Gray Ghost”, once roamed the Northwestern Mountains with a large range including western Montana, central Idaho, British Columbia to ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 29, 2021
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    Alaska’s infrastructure innovation can lead by example and innovate

    Through Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, Cathy Giessel and Bruno Grunau Updated: 48 minutes ago Posted: 1 hour ago Photovoltaic solar panels at the Cold Climate Housing Research ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 20, 2021
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    Flooding in Washington State leaves residents wondering what’s next

    SUMAS, Wash. – At a small church near the Canada-U.S. Border, volunteers in rain boots and mud-stained work clothes walked around the aisles donating clothing, food, ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 19, 2021
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    US Cities Strive To Cut Emissions Without Bold Action In Washington | Cities

    After the Cop26 conference ended in Glasgow, many activists and climate scientists felt the deal did not go far enough and that the US government was ...
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  • Washington Health Care
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 15, 2021
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    Nancy Pelosi pushes futile vote on multibillion dollar spending bill

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to vote this week on President Biden’s multibillion-dollar welfare legislation, but strong divisions remain among Democrats over the size and ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 11, 2021
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    Judges say Gov. Jay Inslee overrode veto

    SEATTLE Gov. Jay Inslee overrode his veto by reducing a sentence that appeared seven times in the 2019 transportation budget, the Washington Supreme Court ruled on ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 9, 2021
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    Governor of Washington signs executive order for electric fleet

    OLYMPIA, Wash. Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that aims to transition the state government to a fully electric vehicle fleet by 2035. ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 6, 2021
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    US government works to ‘cocoon’ old Hanford nuclear reactors

    SPOKANE, Washington (AP) – The costs of cleaning up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are typically expressed in the hundreds of billions of ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    November 2, 2021
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    Which countries are on track to meet their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions before COP26?

    At the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland – COP26 for short – countries will face pressure to make more ambitious commitments to cut ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 30, 2021
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    What are carbon credits? How the fight against climate change became a billion dollar industry

    As governments press the private sector to limit greenhouse gas emissions, the world’s largest companies have turned to a financial product to offset their environmental footprint: ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 28, 2021
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    Climate change blocks process that causes leaves to change color in fall – NBC4 Washington

    This story originally appeared on LX.com As if extreme weather conditions, a housing crisis and long petrol station lines weren’t bad enough, climate change has started ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 24, 2021
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    Rocky Mountain High: US looks to Colorado for methane emissions policy

    Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, DC, United States, on May 10, 2021. REUTERS / Andrew ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 22, 2021
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    From Earth to Washington: Passing Strong Climate Change Legislation

    President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he wanted $ 500 billion to fight climate change. Democrats should hold on to make sure that happens. It looks ...
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  • Washington Health Care
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 22, 2021
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    Washington misses opportunity to prioritize health equity | Best countries

    As Congress trudges through the final days leading up to the negotiating deadline for the price tags attached to two major multi-billion dollar bills, there is ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 20, 2021
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    A focus on local climate initiatives as Biden’s efforts halt

    Over the weekend, news from West Virginia Sen. Joe manchinthe ax movement a critical part of the president Joe bidenThe climate plan of the, an initiative ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 18, 2021
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    Q&A with Washington Post’s Krissah Thompson on Growing Climate Coverage

    When it comes to climate coverage, everyone is on deck at the Washington Post. The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) is around the corner, ...
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  • Washington Health Care
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 17, 2021
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    Three Washington Democrats at the Center of Crafting Bill to “Fundamentally Reshape the US Economy”

    Orion Donovan-Smith / The Revue Spokesman WASHINGTON – Three Washington lawmakers are at the center of a debate among Democrats that will decide the fate of ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 15, 2021
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    Thermophilic bacteria kill thousands of Washington salmon

    It is estimated that 2,500 chinook salmon died before they could reach their spawning grounds in Whatcom County in September. Lummi Nation officials say a triple ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 13, 2021
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    Biden appeals to Montgomery County environmental chief Ortiz for key EPA position

    The White House announced Tuesday that Adam Ortiz would become the administrator of the EPA Region 3 office, which is based in Philadelphia and oversees EPA ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 11, 2021
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    AP Top News at 1:33 a.m. EDT

    Posted on Sunday October 10, 2021 | 9:00 p.m. Updated 16 minutes ago Fall will test leaders’ ability to keep Congress on track WASHINGTON (AP) – ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 7, 2021
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    Population growth on a collision course with the Colorado River

    There is simply not enough water to support the growing number of people in the South West. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Hite ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 7, 2021
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    American teens see climate change as a problem for people to solve

    Young people walk along Pennsylvania Avenue to the United States Capitol as part of the global climate strike September 20, 2019 in Washington, DC Samuel Corum ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 7, 2021
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    Summer storms have been a wake-up call against climate change for US subways

    NEW YORK – When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record rains on the east coast this month, the stairs in the New York subway tunnels ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 5, 2021
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    How are thousands of people preparing for a climate summit? With difficulty.

    In a matter of weeks, around 20,000 ministers, activists and leaders from almost every country in the world are expected to travel to Glasgow to find ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    October 4, 2021
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    Biden Says Debt Limit Must Be Raised Due To Trump’s “Reckless” Policies – As Happened | US News

    Louisiana’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called on Biden administration to shut down further proliferation of the petrochemical industry in the so-called “Cancer Alley”, adding to ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 29, 2021
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    West Virginia coal industry grapples with impact of climate crisis

    Clean energy is unlikely to replace all of the lost coal and fossil fuel jobs in West Virginia, he added. But it can help start to ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 27, 2021
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    US Environment Agency urged by 21 states to toughen rewrite of vehicle emissions

    Signage is visible at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, DC, United States, on May 10, 2021. REUTERS / Andrew ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 26, 2021
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    Find out how North Carolina experiences drought conditions

    Almost a third of Americans have experienced a weather disaster this summer, giving them firsthand experience of a future of extreme hurricanes, wildfires, storms and floods ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 26, 2021
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    EPA rule severely limits HFCs, other gases used as refrigerants | Business

    WASHINGTON – In what authorities call a key step in the fight against climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is severely limiting the national production and ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 25, 2021
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    Tribe takes milestone to resume whaling off Washington

    CORRECT DECISION DATE – FILE – In this May 17, 1999 file photo, two Makah Indian whalers stand on top of the carcass of a dead ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 24, 2021
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    Even in the greenest places, phasing out natural gas isn’t easy

    Buildings are a formidable source of pollution that warms the planet: their use of fossil fuels represents nearly a tenth of American emissions – a contribution ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 22, 2021
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    EDITORIAL: Straight ahead for carbon passport control

    ANALYSIS / OPINION: Americans have seen their fair share of bizarre patterns that would feature prominently in the Hall of Fame of Rules and Regulations. If ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 21, 2021
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    Biden administration to write rules on heat hazards in the workplace

    WASHINGTON – Biden administration works to tackle the effects of heat on health, including the first-ever labor standard to protect workers from extreme heat, as part ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 20, 2021
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    Royal Dutch Shell sells Permian Basin oil holdings to ConocoPhillips

    HOUSTON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell on Monday sold its oil and gas production in the Permian Basin, America’s largest oil field, to ConocoPhillips for $ ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 19, 2021
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    Biden launches partnership after tough time with allies – Twin Cities

    By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is appearing before the United Nations this week, eager to advocate for the world to act with ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 18, 2021
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    Health Effects Of Climate Change Are Many, But This Doc Sees Reason For Hope | DFA 90.7

    The physical effects of climate change are easy to see. Forest fires in the American West. Floods and other destruction from storms and rising sea levels. ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 13, 2021
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    Both Mexico and Washington State Benefit from Increased Trade

    There is no doubt that the past few years have presented global challenges in what many consider to be one of the greatest crises of our ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 11, 2021
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    Biden’s goal for cleaner jet fuel may not fly

    DALLAS (AP) – President Joe Biden and his team are promoting a deal with the U.S. airline industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft by ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 8, 2021
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    Cardinal Gregory: Biden “does not demonstrate Catholic teaching” on life

    President Biden “fails to demonstrate the Catholic teaching” on life when the CEO denies that life begins at conception, District Archbishop Wilton Gregory told a National ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    September 2, 2021
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    China warns US climate cooperation over political tensions

    Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends Lanting Forum on “China and the UN: Cooperation in 50 Years and Beyond” in Beijing, China on ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 22, 2021
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    The Climate Impact of American Land Coal Sales Examined Closely | Business

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – U.S. officials on Thursday launched a review of climate damage and other impacts of coal mining on public lands as the Biden ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 12, 2021
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    Heat wave hits northwest, sending people to cooling centers

    FILE – In this file photo from July 1, 2021, farm workers plow the ground as a heat wave bakes the Pacific Northwest in record high ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 12, 2021
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    Will billions of Washington bring back transit users? Not necessarily.

    The $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill that won passage in the Senate on Tuesday includes $ 39 billion for transit systems through 2026. This is in ...
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  • Washington Population
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 11, 2021
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    Jumping into the wild: Release of endangered frogs could help increase only known population in Washington

    Leopard frogs are rapidly disappearing in the Northwest. Biologists hope this effort will help the people of Washington. Hundreds of endangered Leopard Frogs have leapt into ...
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  • Washington Cities
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 10, 2021
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    Senate MPs unveil $ 3.5 billion budget for social and climate efforts – Twin Cities

    By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats on Monday unveiled a budget resolution calling for a massive 10-year $ 3.5 trillion cascade of federal resources, ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 9, 2021
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    Letter: Tahoe is a priority – in California, Nevada and Washington DC | South Lake Tahoe

    Lists can be very helpful. They are simple. They get straight to the point. An all-too-familiar way of telling the past 18 months is to list ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 4, 2021
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    League of Conservation Voters and Climate Power pro-climate tour

    the League of Conservation Voters and Climate Power announced a multi-state tour in August with at least 31 state events including Arizona – home of moderate ...
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  • Washington Economy
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 4, 2021
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    Biden’s agenda is essential to maintaining the United States as “the world’s preeminent economic power”

    Janet Yellen, Secretary of the United States Treasury, arrives at a meeting of the Eurogroup of European Union (EU) Finance Ministers in Brussels, Belgium. Bloomberg | ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 3, 2021
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    Biparty deal attracts amendments on energy and environment

    Senators launched amendment votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill last night, but a COVID-19 case threatens to upend the Senate schedule. Senator Lindsey Graham (RS.C.), who ...
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  • Washington Environment
    By Tomas S. Mercer
    August 2, 2021
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    Biden climate plans delayed after discouraged experts flee Trump

    WASHINGTON – Juliette Hart quit her job last summer as an oceanographer for the United States Geological Survey, where she used climate models to help coastal ...
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