Washington state to cut down greenhouse gas emissions with electric ferry conversions
The Washington state ferry system is taking concrete steps to reduce carbon emissions with an announcement that three ferry boats will be converted to electric. Transportation in the United States contributes the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions across a single sector. Between trucks, planes, boats and other modes of getting from place to place, transportation generated 28% of emissions in 2021, the most recent data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Steve Bloom)
‘Ready, Set, Go’ is the new ‘1, 2, 3’ for emergency evacuations
Four Western Washington counties, including Snohomish, are pushing a new evacuation messaging campaign to the public. The goal, county officials said, is to simplify phrasing to save lives. Called “Ready, Set, Go,” it provides three levels of action for the public. The messaging is new, while the levels are not. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Snohomish County Emergency Management)
Guns killed a record number of U.S. children in 2021, study finds
Guns killed a record number of children in the United States in 2021, exceeding the peak registered in the first year of the pandemic, according to a new analysis of CDC data.The report said 4,752 children died from a firearm injury in 2021 — an increase of almost 42 percent from 2018. The study, published in the journal American Academy of Pediatrics, found nearly half of those who died in 2021 were Black and about 85 percent were males. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)
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