WA falls short of emissions targets The headline on this story at KUOW gets it wrong: Washington did have a decline in carbon emissions in its latest report from the Dept. of Ecology, but it was one half of one percent. Which means Washington is failing on the path to
WA demands Tacoma ICE facility open to inspectors KUOW reports that Washington governor Bob Ferguson and attorney general Nick Brown are suing the feds to force them to allow health inspectors inside the ICE detention center in Tacoma, which has more than 3,500 complaints about rotten food, substandard medical
Good morning! Mark your calendars, Cascadia Day is coming up on Monday May 18! It's the day Loowit (aka Mount St. Helens) erupted in 1980, and also a day to celebrate the awesome power of nature and resiliency in the Cascadia bioregion. There are two celebrations happening in
Good morning! This past weekend, Cascadia Democratic Action provided 17 vulnerable immigrant families in the eastern suburbs of Seattle with more than $500 worth of diapers and wipes. We're grateful to all who contributed, but to be clear: we wish we didn't have to do this
Good morning! In case you missed it, this week at Cascadia Journal, I wrote about how Seattle's cruise industry is an environmental disaster. The Port of Seattle loves to talk about the economic benefits of Alaska cruises to Seattle, but says nothing about its many negative impacts. Combined
Cruise ship trips out of Seattle are more popular than ever. According to the Port of Seattle, Seattle's 2025 cruise season set new records, with 950,000 passengers, 289 sailings, and 67 percent of ships using electric plug-in power while they were docked in Seattle. The Port says
King county homeless agency can't account for $13 million PubliCola reports that an audit of the King County Regional Homeless authority, which is responsible for shelter and services in the greater Seattle area, can't account for $13 million in funds. King County executive Girmay Zahilay, Seattle
Happy Earth Day, friends! Looking for ways to celebrate the planet we live on and act to take care of it? Green Seattle has a list of events and volunteer opportunities. EverOut lists stuff to do in Portland today and all this week. Here's the city of Bellingham&
Good morning from Seattle! It was great to be traveling by train and transit across Cascadia this past week, saying hi to folks in Bellingham, Olympia, VanWA, Portland and Eugene. But it's also good to back at home in this city I love. If you're new
Good morning! I'm on the Amtrak Cascades headed home to Seattle from Eugene. It's been a fabulous trip across western Cascadia. I've been spreading the word about Cascadia Journal and Cascadia Democratic Action, meeting with local journalists and activists and getting to know the
Good morning, friends! I'm leaving Portland this morning and headed south to Eugene as my train + transit tour of western Cascadia continues. Know anything I shouldn't miss while I'm in town? Comment on this post or send me a tip at andyengelson@pm.me.
The ICE facility in Portland is a surreal place. Tucked in a gentrified neighborhood full of apartment towers, a bike trail along the Willamette River, and on Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant, the graffiti-tagged building feels like an enemy outpost in an otherwise peaceful, vibrant city. The site is generally quiet
Greetings from Portland! I'm here on a rail + transit trip across Cascadia promoting Cascadia Journal and Cascadia Democratic Action – and spreading the word about the movement for bioregional autonomy. Yesterday, I had a chance to view the ICE facility here for myself and it was a surreal experience:
Trial of Spokane 9 protesters moves forward RANGE Media reports that judge Rebecca Pennell refused to dismiss charges against three of the nine protesters who are being charged with felony conspiracy charges for protests against ICE in Spokane last June. Defense attorneys claim the charges amount to criminalizing First Amendment
Good afternoon from Olympia, the city where you can't be discriminated against in housing or employment if you're polyamorous! (I talked about this recently on the CityCast Seattle podast this week – have a listen.) War Tax Resistance Grows, Legal Protection for Polyamory, and Your Hiking Trails
Good morning from the Amtrak Cascades train from Bellingham to Olympia! I'm traveling around western Cascadia this week, meeting folks and spreading the word about Cascadia Journal and Cascadia Democratic Action. I love taking the train – it allows me to sit back and work, drink a coffee and
Good morning! It's Cascadia Journal's birthday! 🎉 One year ago today, I started publishing this email newsletter so readers could find out what's happening in news, politics, environmental issues, and the arts across the Pacific Northwest – in a daily, quick read. In addition, I write
Trump's attack on Forest Service includes 64% cut to trails Yesterday at Cascadia Journal, I wrote about the Trump regime's destruction of the US Forest Service and argued Oregon and Washington need to shift management of federal lands in Cascadia to the states to prevent a
Lost in recent news of violence by ICE goons, an apocalyptic war in Iran, and a refusal to make public the Epstein files, the Trump regime last week quietly killed the US Forest Service. As Jim Pattiz wrote in a scathing article at Hatch magazine, Late Tuesday afternoon, with the
Good morning, friends. US ruler Donald Trump decided not to annihilate Iran's civilization and likely will agree to let Iran charge up to $2 million for every oil tanker sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Art of the deal or something. As I posted yesterday on Bluesky during
Good morning, friends. The world situation is perhaps as dire as it has ever been since the Trump regime took power last year. After the ruler of the United States issued a social media message today threatening "that a whole civilization will die tonight" if a deal isn&
Low snowpack means drought for Cascadia Oregon Capital Chronicle reports that Oregon is preparing for extreme drought conditions this summer after a record low snowfall in the Cascades this past winter. Washington, even though it got a late boost of snow in March, is also facing drought conditions, with less
Good morning to your daily newsletter about fighting fascism in the Pacific Northwest! In case you missed it, this week I wrote about the National Tax Strike, and whether Cascadians should consider protesting Trump and help establish fiscal autonomy by refusing to pay federal taxes: Should Cascadia join the tax
As the April 15 federal tax deadline approaches, it's worth taking a moment to consider how a tax strike could help Oregon and Washington assert fiscal independence and send a message to Congress that it needs to work harder to halt fascism in the US. To learn more