WA’s clean energy transition will fail without giant batteries | Josh Farley
Local leaders must rebut community resistance to battery storage projects, or the state will fail to meet its response to climate change.
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Josh Farley
is a member of The Seattle Times editorial board.
Canada-destined cars keep piling up in Seattle’s empty port. That's a bad sign | Josh Farley
The cars are evidence of a growing gap in success between northwest ports on opposite sides of the U.S.-Canada border.
We've got Megan Rapinoe's tones on the trains. Catch up, ferries | Editorial
Seattle is getting a glow-up in advance of the six FIFA World Cup games in June. Time for Washington State Ferries to show it's got...
Democratic WA legislators' ferry feud gets us nowhere | Josh Farley
The crux of the quarrel: Whether to focus solely on revitalizing car-carrying jumbo boats or mix it up with nimbler passenger-only vessels.
Wait — we shouldn't be done talking about WA's new income tax | Josh Farley
State Democrats failed to create a tax code that provides meaningful relief to most Washingtonians and businesses.
Bainbridge Island's affordable housing problem is rich with excuses | Josh Farley
The island’s cost of living is creating a chasm between those who can afford to live there, and those who must commute, with impacts on...
The worrying rise of purity politics in Olympia | Josh Farley
A more partisan state Legislature is more focused on scoring political points than they are in seeking the best solutions for Washingtonians.
In the Olympic Peninsula, building a new economy, from the ground up | Josh Farley VIEW
Generational poverty has plagued the Olympic Peninsula since the spotted owl decision. The best solution is to trust local leaders to solve the problem.
Near WA nuclear stockpile, activists keep dream of disarmament alive | Josh Farley VIEW
The Pacific Northwest Peace Pagoda, rising in a cedar grove adjacent to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, is nearly complete and will be dedicated next year.
Why high-speed rail will fail without better local train service in WA | Josh Farley
If the Pacific Northwest is ever to operate the world’s fastest trains, it must bolster and improve a currently unacceptable intercity service.
5 ways WA lawmakers can steer our ferries back on course | Josh Farley
Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson and the Legislature have an opportunity to restore the ferry system as both a dependable service and a Northwest icon.
Landfills remind us why we need to do more recycling | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley
They’re sources of pollution and carbon emissions. Can they help Washington achieve a better system of recycling?
How ‘commingled’ recycling fails us — and what some startups are doing about it | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley VIEW
Editorial board members Melissa Davis and Josh Farley uncovered creative new ways to bring new life to things unredeemable in today’s recycling system.
It's stronger than steel, lighter than concrete and captures carbon — mass timber is the future | Josh Farley
Other cities, including Portland, are going marquee on ambitious mass timber projects. When will the Emerald Cty step up?
What WA gov candidates say about transportation | Josh Farley WATCH
Lawmakers face shortfalls on infrastructure projects they’ve already promised. The leading candidates for governor differ drastically on how to pay for them.
Paper trail: Recycling gets real on the Columbia River | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley
Laboring over your curbside bin? Here’s why paper products stand the best chance of being recycled.
From Venezuela to Seattle: A story of how immigration makes us better | Josh Farley VIEW
Congress needs to act to safeguard the border but also make room for an increasing amount of new people from foreign lands. America's future depends...
Recycling 101: What to know about sorting in King County | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley
As the legislature seeks to expand recycling access and curb landfill growth, two editorial board members got a close-up of one facility salvaging our rubbish.
Carrot Top changed Kitsap shirt designer’s life
Eric Orn went to see Carrot Top on a trip to Vegas eight years ago. It was a turning point in Orn’s life.