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Monday, Oct. 25

Trees blocking all lanes of Highway 18 on both sides of Interstate 90.

Storm rips through Western Washington, killing two and leaving more than 100,000 without power in Seattle and beyond
A tree fell and killed two people and more than 100,000 customers lost power Sunday as a strong storm system brought wind and rain to the Puget Sound region. According to Puget Sound Energy’s website, by Sunday evening, the majority of outages were “concentrated in King and Pierce counties, with especially hard hit areas in and around Enumclaw, Graham, Issaquah, Orting, Redmond, Sammamish, Skykomish and Snoqualmie.” Available estimated restoration times and more information on outages are at pse.com/outage/outage-map. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ken Lambert)


Misoprostol, the most common abortion pill.

Abortion pills available by mail in WA, but access isn’t equitable
In April, the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era requirement that made it impossible for doctors to remotely prescribe mifepristone, one of two drugs commonly used in medication abortion. The decision made abortion care accessible in the same way other forms of health care have been since March 2020, when clinicians pivoted to telehealth during the pandemic. But while providers in Washington state and across the country have embraced the new delivery system of medication abortion by mail, advocates say access remains far from universal, including in the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Victor R. Caivano)


missions rise from the Duke Energy Corp. coal-fired Asheville Power Plant in Arden, N.C.

Greenhouse emissions reached record levels in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns
Despite a world economy that slowed significantly due to COVID-19, the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record last year, putting the goal of slowing the rise of global temperatures “way off track,” according to the World Meteorological Organization. The United Nations body said Monday that carbon dioxide had risen by more than the 10-year average in 2020 to 413.2 parts per million, despite a slight decrease in emissions due to the pandemic. Methane and nitrous oxide, two other potent greenhouse gases, also showed increases, the WMO said in the latest issue of its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Continue reading at KUOW. (Bloomberg)


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Auburn Reporter
King County to require vaccination proof at certain events, businesses

Bainbridge Island Review
BI wants ferry service restored

Bellingham Herald
Refugees are arriving in Whatcom within weeks. Here’s how you can help
Retail roundup: Fairhaven store to close, Kulshan has a Kraken new beer
Updated forecast warns this powerful storm is approaching Whatcom and Skagit counties
WA changed who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster. Here’s what you need to know
It was a record-breaking year for Salish Sea humpback whale calves. Why?

Capital Press
Judge refuses to dismiss investor lawsuit over Bayer-Monsanto merger
Parties in federal salmon lawsuit seek pause in litigation

Everett Herald
Everett to get wireless electric bus chargers via grants
Councilman calls officers — with no vaccine or job — to Mill Creek (Berg, Lovick)
As a dam tries to mimic nature, Sultan River comes to life
Snohomish High students walk out to protest sexual misconduct
What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance
WaPo Comment: Work requirements don’t work to curb ‘entitlement’
WaPo Comment: What you think you know about highways may be wrong
WaPo Comment: Do we want child care to be only for the wealthy?
Bloomberg Comment: Dems’ new plan to catch tax cheats makes more sense
Opinion: State can avoid California’s failures on clean energy
Opinion: A two-generation approach can best direct covid aid

The Facts Newspaper
Booster doses now available for all three COVID-19 vaccine types for certain individuals

Federal Way Mirror
Opinion: Domestic violence victims need more housing options

High Country News
Wildfire smoke pushes migrating birds hundreds of miles out of their way 

Islands’ Weekly
Unvaccinated WSF Employees Fired, Staff Shortage Causing Ferry Delays
County updates COVID numbers

Kent Reporter
Kent School District reports 60 COVID-19 student cases so far in October
Kent City Council adds $500,000 for sidewalks to 2022 budget
Auburn City Council approves contract for police body cameras, Tasers

News Tribune
Pierce County school district won’t fire staff over COVID vaccine, risks state funding
Sexual abuse lawsuit filed against Pierce County Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation

New York Times
Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking
Biden Meets With Manchin and Schumer as Democrats Race to Finish Social Policy Bill
The World ‘Has Found a Way to Do This’: The U.S. Lags on Paid Leave
Yes, There Has Been Progress on Climate. No, It’s Not Nearly Enough.
Inside Amazon’s Worst Human Resources Problem

Olympian
Thurston County sets public hearing for possibly short-lived redistricting plan
Tribe’s bridge built in a day: New Oakville span among only a few of its kind in U.S.
Why a plan to turn this Tumwater hotel into low-income housing is falling apart
Destroyed portable toilets at Wheeler camp escalate harassment, outreach workers say
Title 42 explained: The obscure public health policy at the center of a US border fight

Peninsula Daily News
Storm causes electrical power outages in Clallam County
WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance
Clallam County reports another COVID death

Puget Sound Business Journal
Here’s how the pandemic is changing the future of health care, say industry leaders
Apartment rents are on the rise nationally. Here’s how Seattle is faring.
Port of Everett spending millions to manage supply chain crunch
Boeing-backed program gives WSU Everett students real-life taste of aerospace work

Seattle Times
Devastating fires have left White Center in a ‘state of emergency.’ When will help arrive?
More than 60,000 in Washington without power after Sunday windstorm
Here’s what you need to know about King County’s vaccine or test requirement
Where does your Eastside neighborhood fall in this ‘diversity index’? Check our map
Storm rips through Western Washington, killing two and leaving more than 100,000 without power in Seattle and beyond
Seattle-area pet owners face long waits, and vet staff are burned out
As climate concerns threaten air travel, aviation industry banks on technology solutions
After almost a year on a ventilator, a Federal Way pastor stricken by COVID emerges
Opinion: Hybrid work is the opportunity to reimagine downtown Seattle, not its demise
Opinion: The Whitman reckoning: A missionary’s tale unravels amid a national awakening over racism

South Whidbey Record
Rather than get vaccine, nearly 2,000 state workers lose jobs

Washington Post
The case against Mark Zuckerberg: Insiders say Facebook’s CEO chose growth over safety
FDA review appears to pave the way for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 5 to 11
Longer, more frequent outages afflict the U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change
Mixing covid vaccines? What you need to know about mix-and-match booster shots.
Americans abroad search for a first vaccine dose as millions at home get their third one

Yakima Herald Republic
Veterans living at new Chuck Austin Place in Yakima finally have somewhere to call home
Veterans get information, help, camaraderie at ‘Stand Down’ event in Yakima
Majority of Yakima County educators fully vaccinated by deadline; very few leave over mandate
Yakima County proposes changing district boundaries based on who wins election
Comment: Keep guns from domestic abusers
Letter: Maybe Newhouse should spend all his time on his farm

Broadcast

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Western Washington hit with heavy rain, high winds
Storm fallout cancels Monday classes around the Sound
Thousands without power around the Sound
Vaccine verification starts Monday in King County: What to expect
Container ship fire stabilized, same ship lost about 40 containers off Wash. coast
Pike Place Market celebrates 50 years since it was saved from demolition
Racial harassment allegations at Microsoft campus construction site
Record number of calves born to Salish Sea humpback whales this year

KNKX FM
Will the passes get plowed? Impact of vaccine mandate firings on state services not yet clear

KUOW FM
King County Vaccine Verification Requirements Start Monday. Here’s What to Know
Greenhouse emissions reached record levels in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns
Pandemic blog: Updates for Seattle and the NW
Murray, Inslee detail salmon recovery process that could include Snake River dam removal
A new tool suggests we’re underestimating the environmental cost of new roads

Web

Crosscut
Abortion pills available by mail in WA, but access isn’t equitable