Economy
As feds hold back disaster funds to Cascadia, tax gap grows to $51 billion
Cascadia – Oregon and Washington together – paid $51.5 billion more in taxes than were returned back to our region in funding in 2025.
Climate
Climate
Cruise ships are disaster for the climate and Cascadia
A study released by Seattle Cruise Control estimates that each year, pollution generated by Seattle's cruise business is equal to about half of Seattle's entire annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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As Trump burns down the Forest Service, Cascadia should take control of our federal land
The Trump regime last week quietly killed the US Forest Service.
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How to help those affected by floods
Good afternoon. It's been a bonkers week of weather here in Cascadia, with flooding, windstorms, road washouts, and blizzards in the mountains. The good news is that the feds agreed to a disaster declaration. And governor Ferguson is going to put a request for $50 million in housing
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The feds don't care if Cascadia burns
This week, federal immigration officials arrested two wildland firefighters working to contain the Bear Gulch fire on Washington's Olympic peninsula. According to reporting from the AP, the two firefighters, who worked for a contractor helping to prevent the human-caused fire from spreading, were living in the US
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Cascadia will do what the US won't: Tackle climate change
The Trump administration loves to create a phony crisis. No, the Tren de Aragua gang isn't taking over the US. There's no "energy emergency" that demands more oil drilling. And peaceful protesters challenging the genocide in Gaza aren't an existential threat to