Native and state leaders push for K-12 schools to fully implement tribal history curriculum
According to a 2022-2023 school year report from the State Board of Education, around 80% to 90% of school districts are incorporating tribal history and culture in their social studies programs. That’s a big jump from the last report from the 2021-2022 school year when 44% of districts reported having yet to implement tribal history and culture into their social studies curricula. But without minimum standards, Henry Strom, executive director of the state’s Office of Native Education, said it’s difficult to know how many schools are providing quality Since Time Immemorial curricula because the original 2015 legislation did not set minimum standards. That’s why HB 1332 is important, he said. Continue reading at WA State Standard. (Grace Deng)
WA adopts new rules to phase out fossil fuels in new construction
This week the state Building Code Council approved a watered-down version of its original heat pump mandate. Rather than outright requiring electric heat pumps, it would make it more cumbersome and expensive for builders to meet energy efficiency targets without installing heat pumps. The codes will require new homes and buildings to meet the same total energy performance as those built with electric heat pumps while allowing builders flexibility to choose appliances. Basically, if builders choose gas appliances, they will need to make up the efficiency losses elsewhere in the construction. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Karen Ducey)
Do you want to visit a WA state park for free? Here are 12 days that you can in 2024
Did you miss the twelfth and final day of this year to visit one of Washington’s state parks for free? Not to worry, the Washington State Discover Pass Program has announced designated free days for 2024. Every year, Washington State Parks has 12 Discover Pass free days in which people are able to visit any of the over 140 state parks or lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for free. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Adam Lynn)
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Inside the effort to truck sockeye salmon past Lake Washington
WA adopts new rules to phase out fossil fuels in new construction
Sewage spill into Lake Washington closes Seattle’s Matthews Beach Park
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Skagit Valley Herald
Highway 20 to close for the season Thursday
Spokesman Review
Idaho girl went out of state for an abortion. Why her boyfriend faces a criminal charge
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Tri-City Herald
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$4.8 million federal grant will help aging ferries, including two serving Vashon
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Walla Walla Valley tourism stakeholders start defining 10-year plan
Washington Post
Suicide rate reached record high in 2022 but dropped among young people
In sweeping decision, EPA proposes that water utilities nationwide replace all of their lead pipes
WA State Standard
What advocacy groups want from lawmakers in 2024
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists wolverines as ‘threatened’ under Endangered Species Act
Native and state leaders push for K-12 schools to fully implement tribal history curriculum (Lekanoff)
Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima won’t increase utility taxes next year to balance budget and pay for pools
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Culture complaint spark WA utilities commission investigation
MyNorthwest
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West Seattle Blog
LIGHT RAIL: Sound Transit reps @ West Seattle Transportation Coalition tomorrow
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