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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

A “Light in the Darkness”: COVID Relief Bill Includes Major Green Energy Funding

The World Resources Institute, on Monday, called the bill “one of the most significant pieces of climate legislation that Congress has passed in its history.”
blog

Ice Breaker: America Plays Catch-up in the Arctic

The United States is far, far behind Russia, and even China, in ships capable of navigating far northern waters. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., have waged a years-long campaign to give the U.S. a greater presence in the far north as the Arctic ice pack recedes and shipping increases.
Environment

The Strait Poop: ‘Victoria Flush’ is No Longer

The Strait of Juan de Fuca is no longer a toilet. In his phone call to Gov. Inslee, Premier Horgan joked that the “Victoria flush” should have stopped in 1894.
Politics

Taking Names: Reps. McMorris Rodgers and Newhouse Joined Texas Lawsuit

Newhouse is supposed to be made of better stuff. He beat out Tea Party extremist Clint Didier to win a seat in Congress. With ex-Sen. Slade Gorton as choreographer, mainstream Republicans ran media ads depicting Newhouse as a stand-up guy. He's not a stand-up guy.
Religion

Joe Biden: Drawn Into the Struggle for the Soul of America’s Catholic Church

Biden has set out to be America’s healer in chief, a role anchored to his Catholicism.
Politics

Cathy McMorris Rodgers: Back on the Inside Track?

Two years ago, McMorris Rodgers relinquished her leadership position as chair of the House Republican Conference. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, announced for the post and gave McMorris Rodgers a choice: Move on over or I’ll move on over you.
Environment

Last Days of Trump: Warp-Speed Attacks on the Environment

The Trump Administration has developed a second Operation Warp Speed to lock in place far-reaching changes in environmental policy and air quality rules before January 20, 2021.
blog

Suzan DelBene to Head Moderate Democrat House Caucus

DelBene succeeds a Washington neighbor, Rep. Derek Kilmer, (D-6), as chair of the moderate Democratic group.
Elsewhere

British Columbia hit hard by Post-Thanksgiving COVID

Students in British Columbia went back to school this fall. But now that the pandemic is spreading to this once-spared province, health offices and the education ministry are considering an option of starting the winter school break early in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
blog

The Army Corps Tosses a Big Rock at Alaska’s Pebble Mine

The mining project had foes in high places. Donald Trump, Jr., and his brother are clients of luxury fishing resorts in the area. Eric Trump’s bachelor party was held there. Unbelievably, strident Fox News host Tucker Carlson began to talk about damage to salmon.
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