Tsunami could kill thousands on WA coast. Can an escape be built?
The 350 children at Ocean Shores Elementary School have practiced their earthquake survival plans, dropping under desks to ride out the convulsions, then racing upstairs to the second floor to await the coming tsunami. Unless something changes, their preparations will most likely be futile. The Cascadia fault off the Pacific Northwest coast is poised for a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake at some point, scientists say, a rupture that would propel a wall of water across much of the Northwest coast within minutes. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Grant Hindsley)
Washington’s child care workers are quitting for better pay
Washington’s child care providers, considered essential workers, earn wages in the bottom 3% of the state’s occupational groups. According to the Child Care Collaborative Task Force’s most recent report, they’re leaving the industry for jobs with health care, benefits and better pay — like entry-level retail positions. Washington is one of the top-paying states for child care workers, but on average they only earn $16 per hour. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Kevin Clark)
For the first time in generations, Snoqualmie Tribe has land
The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe has purchased thousands of acres of ancestral forestlands in east King County, land that holds special meaning to the people who have been without a reservation for generations. “This means a whole new level of connection,” Jaime Martin, a tribal member and executive director of governmental affairs, told KUOW. They have named the land the Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Forest. “The land is is not just a place, it’s connected to us as people,” Martin said. Continue reading at The Associated Press.
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