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Food & Sustainable Living

Northwest Birth Rates: A New Low

A fall in teen births yields a dip in overall fertility rates.

The End of Mandatory White Pages

A Sightline win: Washington makes sustainability legal.

Some Good News on “Frankenfish” and GM Foods

Three large supermarket chains pledge not to sell GM salmon.

What Corporate Free Speech Means for Yellow Pages in Seattle

Phone book companies trash private property rights.

Consumed with Consumption

Oregon's Tom Bowerman researches American attitudes about overconsumption.

Two Strolls Forward, One Stroll Back

KC Metro makes some progress on its stroller policy.

Non-Toxic Couches? Looks Like We’re Sitting Pretty!

California’s Bureau of Home Furnishings proposes a common sense revision to its outdated flammability standard.

Tiny Houses with Kids

A photoessay on raising kids in small spaces.

A Real Fish Tale

Should we label genetically modified salmon?

Views of Roe v. Wade at 40

Support for the decision is at an all time high, but it's complicated.