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New rules put Puget Sound's urban trees in private hands
Because the majority of the region's trees are in residential neighborhoods, responsibility for maintaining canopy coverage is shifting to homeowners.
Lizz Giordano
Lizz Giordano is Cascade PBS's investigative labor reporter focusing on workplace safety, labor organizing and worker rights. lizzgiordano@cascadepbs.org
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Expansion of electric vehicle grid hits roadblocks in rural WA
A new statewide plan would use federal dollars to build chargers every 50 miles, upgrading rural utilities and combating 'range anxiety.'
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WA families lose safety nets as pandemic, inflation persist
Universal free school meals, child tax credits and food assistance aid are sunsetting as relief funding dries up.
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Washington experiments with guaranteed basic income
A handful of programs across the state are piloting efforts to give families a regular check to help them make ends meet.
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Hyperlocal community councils pack a lot of power
As Puget Sound becomes denser, some community groups have unusual authority to veto land-use decisions within their neighborhoods, but won't for long.