Be reasonable about port fine, EPA
This editorial will appear in Friday’s print edition. File this under “No good deed goes unpunished.” In 2003, the Port of Tacoma bought a piece of property – the former Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical...
View ArticlePacific Avenue project presents opportunity, challenge
This editorial will appear in the Monday print edition. A short distance from Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma is Thea Foss Waterway – a former Superfund site that the city spent $105 million cleaning...
View ArticleWay too much crackdown for a few days of bad air
This editorial will appear in Sunday’s print edition. On about 10 days a year, Tacoma and much of Pierce County fail to meet federal standards for “fine particulates.” That kind of air pollution is...
View ArticleWe all have a stake in getting soot out of our air – and our lungs
This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s print edition. When a burn ban notice appears on the front page of The News Tribune (under Today’s Weather), consider yourself warned. It’s not a polite...
View ArticleArctic oil drilling looks increasingly risky
This editorial will appear in Tuesday’s print edition. The Arctic Ocean is believed to hold vast reserves of oil and gas, worth trillions of dollars. But can they be safely extracted and shipped? Given...
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