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Joel Connelly

I worked for Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1973 until it ceased print publication in 2009, and SeattlePI.com from 2009 to 6/30/2020. During that time, I wrote about 9 presidential races, 11 Canadian and British Columbia elections‎, four doomed WPPSS nuclear plants, six Washington wilderness battles, creation of two national Monuments (Hanford Reach and San Juan Islands), a 104 million acre Alaska Lands Act, plus the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
Environment

Hoaxes and Blaming and Climate Change, Oh My!

The California fires evoke a political response: Blame public officials, notably those who have warned of global warming and sought to shrink the state’s carbon footprint.
Environment

Monument-Building: Biden Protects 100s of Millions of Acres of Offshore Land on his Way Out

President Biden is putting 625 million acres of offshore land in the Atlantic, Pacific, and eastern Gulf of Mexico off limits to oil and natural gas leasing.
blog

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to Step Down as Voters Abandon Him

The next few months will be a test of Canadian nationalism, the will to defy a bully, and the ability of the center-left Liberals to change heads in an election year.
Politics

The Matter with Polls

"We have to straighten out the press," Trump told a news conference at Mar a Lago. It came at the heels of a $15 million settlement with ABC News.
People

Jimmy Carter, Everyman President

Carter sought to downplay the imperial presidency. Gone were the Ruritanian uniforms for White House guards. The new president walked blocks to the White House in his inaugural parade. Carter carried his own luggage onto Air Force One.
Politics

Pull-Date for Trudeau? A Political Meltdown in Canada

Canada's Liberal government copes with another blow: the shock resignation of Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Environment

Trashing the Planet with Plastic

We are trashing the planet with trash. The stuff is lethal to life in our oceans, killing perhaps a million seabirds each year.
Politics

Seismic Shifts Against Far-Left West Coast Politics

The far left is losing support. There is no sharp right turn — Democrats dominate the urban vote — but rather a center-left trend.
Politics

Boasting is Easy, Governing is Hard

Headstrong business bigshots have talked big when taking government posts in the past. They’ve usually made a mess of their task and sullied their reputations.
Environment

Nuclear Brinksmanship: Will the Trump Administration try to Reclassify Itself out of the Hanford Cleanup?

The legal/political battlefield between Gov. Ferguson and the Trump administration may turn out to be the Hanford cleanup of nuclear waste.
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