en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Washington headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Groups are urging WA and OR leaders to toss out the proposed massive $4 billion, 12-lane Columbia River Crossing bridge project and start over, using a new approach that starts with region's shared values of economic vitality, affordable transportation, safe and healthy neighborhoods and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125749057683734200 Climate Sprawl & Transportation Oregon Washington 11/06/2009 Portland Tribune The odds of severe flooding in the Green River Valley have dropped substantially due to repairs on the Howard Hanson Dam. But that relief was followed by barely contained frustration that months of high anxiety have come at great psychic and financial expense - and that the wait for a permanent fix could sap the region further even if a flood never comes. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010213136_greenriver06m.html?syndication=rss Environment Water Washington 11/06/2009 Seattle Times Promoting clean energy development in the Mid-Columbia region is a natural fit, but we need a broader conversation about our economic future. That includes serious talks about potential uses of those parts of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation that are cleaned up and no longer are needed by the federal government. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinions/story/782478.html Economy Energy Environment Pollution & Toxics Washington 11/06/2009 Tri-City Herald The deadly foam that clobbered seabirds in the Pacific Northwest has subsided and several hundred birds rescued from the slime are being released. But the death toll worries conservationists. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/deadly_ocean_foam_subsides_but.html Wildlife Oregon Washington 11/04/2009 Oregonian Government entities are cutting services, and the city of Seattle is applying that ethos to storm drains and sewers, just as they're becoming leaf-clogged and prone to flooding in our typically damp autumn weather. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-11-04/news/ask-not-what-the-sewer-can-do-for-you Water Washington 11/04/2009 Seattle Weekly Tacoma Power will receive $4.7 million in federal stimulus money to build a new power plant at the lower Cushman Dam on the North Fork of the Skokomish River. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/04/federal-grant-supports-power-fish-project-on/?partner=RSS Energy Salmon Washington 11/04/2009 Kitsap Sun On a sunny fall Saturday, friends and neighbors gathered at Bobby Kendall's place to help him build a 2-foot barrier of sandbags around his suburban Seattle home. Such get-togethers have become a familiar ritual on the block in recent weeks as people lend a hand to neighbors to barricade homes. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010203689_apusvalleyinperil1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Environment Washington 11/04/2009 Seattle Times Supporters of gay rights were buoyed by first-day returns that showed Referendum 71 leading by a narrow margin Tuesday evening. The trends looked positive for the measure, which would expand Washington's domestic-partnership law. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010196421_elexref7104m.html Policy Population Washington 11/04/2009 Seattle Times Seattle's mayoral race was too close to call Tuesday night, with environmentalist attorney Mike McGinn holding a narrow lead over T-Mobile executive Joe Mallahan. McGinn's insurgent campaign was outspent 3-to-1 and threw a Hail Mary pass by backing away somewhat from his signature campaign issue: opposition to the deep-bore tunnel planned for Seattle's waterfront. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010196019_elexmayor04m.html Climate Economy Environment Sprawl & Transportation Washington 11/04/2009 Seattle Times