Northwest
Yemeni bombmaker may be key to understanding latest underwear bomb
News traveled fast on Monday when word first broke that U.S. intelligence officials had seized a bomb meant to take down a U.S.-bound jetliner. Now, attention is shifting to the man believed to be behind the bomb, the same man believed to be behind the attempting bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight in 2009.
Wet Cleaning: What’s Old is New
Chemical drycleaning is seen as risky business by some as the primary chemical used in the process has been linked to health problems. The Greener Cleaner in Chicago is using improved washing machines and detergent to clean clothes with minimal toxicity with a technique known as “wet clean.” Terry FitzPatrick of Living on Earth’s Northwest […]
Wet Cleaning
Chemical drycleaning is seen as risky business by some as the primary chemical used in the process has been linked to health problems. The Greener Cleaner in Chicago is using improved washing machines and detergent to clean clothes with minimal toxicity. Terry FitzPatrick of Living on Earth’s Northwest bureau in Seattle reports.
WA Rejects Property Rights Ballot Question
Nineteen states already have laws ensuring property owners payment for land value lost to government regulations. Advocates in Washington state tried to raise the number to 20, but their election day efforts failed to pass the strictest compensation law in the country. Terry FitzPatrick of Living on Earth’s Northwest bureau files this follow up report.
Trespasses in Washington State
In an upcoming referendum, voters in the state of Washington will get to decide on whether the government should pay citizens if it restricts their private property land use. If it passes, the new law could set the precendent for wide sweeping bills across the country. Terry FitzPatrick of Living on Earth’s Northwest bureau reports […]
New Federalism
Living on Earth’s Northwest bureau reporter Terry FitzPatrick reports on increased efforts to get Federal government programs to return power to the state level. Opponents to this trend recount that it is due to states’ historic unwillingness to change that forces the Federal government to enact such tough, and often broad, measures.