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Wildfire in Columbia Gorge forces evacuations According to KGW, the Burdoin fire on the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge is now burning in more than 11,000 acres and has destroyed a dozen homes, with areas near the towns of Klickitat and Wahkiacus still under evacuation orders. Over the
OR governor calls special session on transportation After the Oregon legislature failed to pass a substantive transportation budget this year, governor Tina Kotek will call a special session in August to try to address the issue, OPB reports. She's delayed 500 layoffs at ODOT, due to a budget
The day after the Justice Department arrested nine peaceful protesters in Spokane on felony charges, it's now clear that the authoritarian Trump administration is determined to use the institutions of power to crush dissent and silence its opponents. That the movement for Cascadia independence would be sparked in
In the frenzy to pass a federal budget that slashes funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and education, Senator Mike Lee, chair of the committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced a plan that would have forced the sale of between 2 and 3 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau
Today, Sen. Lisa Murkowski did a cowardly thing. Murkowski, a centrist who has flirted with the idea of leaving the Republican party and joining the Democrats, represents a portion of Cascadia in the US Senate (areas of southeast Alaska, including Juneau, are part of the bioregion). Murkowski was apparently very
As the Trump administration ponders launching what will no doubt be an expensive war with Iran – as well are proposing a record $1 trillion defense budget, it make me wonder what an independent Cascadia could do with all those wasted resources. Washington and Oregon together pay $37 billion more in
Sign up for the free newsletter One day after a crowd of protesters defied a raid by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a Latino neighborhood of Minneapolis, and several days after another crowd shouting "Shame!" surrounded ICE agents attempting to detain people at two restaurants
Sign up for the free Cascadia Journal e-newsletter by Andrew Engelson, Drew Alcosser, and Brandon Letsinger Earlier this month, there was a pivotal moment in Donald Trump’s four-month attack on democracy and the rule of law in the United States. When asked by Meet The Press interviewer Kristen Welker
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Oil spill kills salmon in Elwha river A gasoline tanker truck went off Highway 101 and crashed into a tributary of the Elwha river on the Olympic peninsula, spilling thousand of gallons of fuel and killing thousand of young salmon, the Washington State Standard reports. Gov. Bob Ferguson visited the
If you haven't yet read A long train of abuses and usurpations, my essay this week documenting Trump's acts subverting the US constitution – and how they justify conversations about Cascadia independence, have a look this weekend. And if you appreciate this newsletter, please take a moment
Opponents look to limit ICE in Cascadia As nine protesters arrested on federal felony charges related to protests against ICE in Spokane pleaded innocent yesterday, activists are ramping up options to limit the federal government's campaign to kidnap and terrorize immigrants in Cascadia. Demonstrators interrupted a Portland city
The day after the Justice Department arrested nine peaceful protesters in Spokane on felony charges, it's now clear that the authoritarian Trump administration is determined to use the institutions of power to crush dissent and silence its opponents. That the movement for Cascadia independence would be sparked in
Nine arrested in Spokane for June protests against ICE In a disturbing escalation of a politicized US Justice Department, federal agents yesterday arrested nine leaders of protests against immigration crackdowns in Spokane, including queer organizer Justice Forral, Jac Archer, co-director of Spokane Community Against Racism and former city council president
The cruelty of mass deportations Washington State Standard (which by the way, is part of the amazing States Newsroom nonprofit news network covering state-level politics across the US) has a well-written and heartbreaking story of real lives turned upside down by the ICE crackdown in Cascadia. Orozco Forero is a
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In the frenzy to pass a federal budget that slashes funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and education, Senator Mike Lee, chair of the committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced a plan that would have forced the sale of between 2 and 3 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau
First hybrid electric ferry enters service With governor Bob Ferguson and former governor Jay Inslee on board, the Washington state ferry system debuted its first conversion of a ferry to hybrid electric power, Washington State Standard reports. Earlier this month, Ferguson announced it would contract with a Florida company to
WA governor will cover lost Planned Parenthood funding According to the Washington State Standard, Washington governor Bob Ferguson pledged to backfill $11 million in Medicaid funding cuts approved recently by Congress to health services provided by Planned Parentood in the state. The state is suing to recover the funds – none
Good morning, Cascadia! If you appreciate Cascadia Journal, please take a moment to support my work with a paid subscription – it's just $5 a month and every little bit help, thanks! Support Cascadia Journal Cascadia braces for federal cuts Oregon and Washington are just starting to understand the
Farm workers not showing up for harvest As the Trump administration doubles down in its efforts at mass deportations of undocumented workers (US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently implied undocumented workers will quickly be replaced with Medicaid recipients and robots) OPB reports that Oregon cherry farmers are in crisis as
