Title
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The Planet, Spring 2016, The Politics Issue
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Publication Date
Spring 2016
Creator
Western Washington University. Associated Students; Huxley College of the Environment; Huxley College of Environmental Studies
Editor in Chief
Jesse Nichols
Publisher
Western Washington University
City
Bellingham, WA
Production Staff
Managing Editor: Jesse Nichols; Managing Editor and Cartographer: Kate Welch; Editors: Simon Bakke, Bailey Cheney, Rebekah Way; Science and Infographic Editor: Sam Carlos: Multimedia Editor: Jared Rusk; Designers: Nathalie Cushing, Sombath Chum; Assisting Designers: Alicia Terry, Brandon Korvas; Radio Coordinator: Rebekah Way; Web Designer: Bjorn Harlson; Writers: Shauna Barrows, Katy Cossette, Monet Curnutt, Robert Dudzik, Kenji Guttorp, Bailey Jo Josie, Frederica Kolwey, Anjali LeGrand, Trisha Patterson, Hunter Philip, Michaela Vue; Photographers: Caleb Albright, Katy Cossette, Robert Dudzik, Jessie Raetz, ErynDae Thorvaldsen
Photography Editor
Keely Killebrew
Advisor
Warren Cornwall
Publisher (Digital Object)
Resources made available by The Planet and Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Table of Contents
Unnoticed Indicator by Shauna Barrows
Community organizations push for policy changes after scientists used urban moss samples to pinpoint sources of heavy metal air pollution in Portland, Oregon.
Cleaner Catch by Michaela Vue
Environmental groups sue the Environmental Protection for failing to regulate water pollution to adequately protect people who consume large amounts of fish.
Urban Jungle by Katy Cossette
A 60-hectare homeless encampment beneath Interstate 5 leaves Seattle scrambling to address its homelessness crisis.
Warning: Warming by Anjali LeGrand
A high school senior leads a campaign to put climate change warning labels on gas pumps in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Equine Equality by Bailey Jo Josie
Former Seattle Seahawks football player Joe Tafoya fights to put an initiative on Washington's November 2016 ballot banning the trafficking of horses for meat.
How to Build a Trail by Robert Dudzik
Decades after its inception, trail workers are still developing a safe route for the 1,900-kilometer Pacific Northwest Trail.
Cost of Carbon by Kenji Guttorp & Planet Editorial Staff
An initiative on the November 2016 ballot could make Washington the first state to put a direct price on carbon emissions.
High Risk by Trisha Patterson
Pot industries grapple with pesticide safety in the legal limbo between state and federal regulations.
Defending the Duwamish by Frederica Kolwey
Seattle sues Monsanto over PCB contamination in the Duwamish River.
Type
Text
Description
Publication at Western Washington University
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State)
Disciplines
Environmental Sciences | Higher Education | Journalism Studies
Keywords
Student publication, Ecology, Environmental Studies
Document Type
Issue
Recommended Citation
Nichols, Jesse and Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, "The Planet, 2016, Spring" (2016). The Planet. 88.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/planet/88
Subject-Topical (LCSH)
Human ecology – Washington (State)—Periodicals; Ecology—Washington (State) – Periodicals; Western Washington University--Students--Periodicals and Huxley College of the Environment -- Students --Periodicals.
Subject-Names (LCNAF)
Western Washington University; Huxley College of the Environment.
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Language
English
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