Sightline Daily News

Seattle mayor: Apps like Uber could make traffic problems worse |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

“There’s some fears out there…that if you replace cars driving to work with (Uber) cars just driving around looking for rides, we could find ourselves in a challenging situation.”

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CA bans microbeads, fish rejoice |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

California joins the movement to decrease the effects of micro-bead pollution.

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WA oil spill teaches a vital environmental lesson |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

Who would have thought that something as wholesome as vegetable oil could cause so much ecologic havoc?

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Views: Should Seattle voters approve ‘Let’s Move Seattle’? |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

Opposing sides of Proposition 1 give their views on why the measure should or should not pass in November.

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Feds put the brakes on EPA’s clean water rule |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

The US Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay against the Water of the United States rule, stricter limits that the clean water act, on Friday.

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OR community pushes to ‘legalize sustainability’ to protect its rights |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

It boils down to a community’s fundamental rights. The idea that federal and state regulation of projects like Jordan Cove and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline trumps those who would live closest to the projects is too much for activists in Oregon.

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Portland is least affordable for critical middle income groups |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

When compared against construction workers and teacher’s salaries, Portland ranks dead last among 90 metro areas surveyed.

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What Exxon knew about climate change |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

While it publically called climate change “murky” the company was already accounting for it in its future projections for oil exploration.

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Vancouver renters being squeezed out by landlords’ ‘renovictions’ |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

It used to be that you were evicted for being a bad tenant. Today, you’re more likely to be evicted because you’re in the way of someone maximizing their profit.

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Watch: Critics of all ages sound off on oil trains |

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000

Critics lined up to tell state and city officials it’s a bad idea to allow crude oil deliveries into Grays Harbor County. Concerns were raised about the potential environmental and economic impact of oil spills or train car wrecks.

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