Washington receives $23M million from feds to strengthen electrical grid against disasters
Washington state will receive $23.4 million in federal funding to improve power grid resilience against wildfires and other natural disasters, Washington Sen. Patty Murray’s office announced Tuesday. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants Program and is part of the bipartisan 2021 infrastructure law, a signature part of the Biden administration’s agenda. Continue reading at WA State Standard. (Getty)
Native nations on front lines of climate change meet in Port Angeles to share knowledge
Tribes suffer some of the most severe impacts of climate change in the U.S. but often have the fewest resources to respond, which makes the intensive camps on combatting the impact of climate change a vital training ground and community-building space. People from at least 28 tribes and intertribal organizations attended this year’s camp in Port Angeles, Washington, and more than 70 tribes have taken part in similar camps organized by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians at other sites across the U.S. since 2016. Continue reading at Associated Press. (Lindsey Wasson)
Editorial: Looming retirement crisis calls for thoughtful answers now
Washingtonians aren’t saving enough money for retirement. Two out of three people in their 30s and 40s have no retirement savings at all. Perhaps even more alarming, a recent Schwartz Center for Economic Policy study found 83% of workers ages 55-64 have saved little or nothing toward retirement. Continue reading at Yakima Herald.
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