An opinionated email newsletter about politics, the environment and culture across the #Cascadia bioregion, Written by @andyengelson.bsky.social. Sign up for the free newsletter here: https://cascadia-journal.ghost.io/https://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mvqurzdyjs2qONE QUARTER OF ALL OREGON'S ELECTRICITY [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqurzdyjs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mvq7yxb2a22tOR data centers hog 25% of the state's power, Seattle passes polyam civil rights bill, will NDP call an early BC election? And the Portland Book Festival ditches a sponsor that funds genocide. This and more news from #Cascadia: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-197/17 Sep 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq7yxb2a22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mvnl2d3cdk2iSeattle mayor unveils public safety plan that relies on prevention, will a third party candidate upend the OR governor's race?, and the story behind Sen̓áḵw, Vancouver's Indigenous-owned housing development. This and more news from across #Cascadia https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-196/16 Sep 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnl2d3cdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mvl3hpkg4k2zIn today's news from across #Cascadia, US supreme court blocks feds plan of election meddling, a cement plant in Seattle faces pollution limits but still burns 1.5 million used car tires per year, and a scrappy art gallery in Seattle's Pike Place market: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-195/15 Sep 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl3hpkg4k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mvii7utut22wThe feds still tying to force a climate-killing coal power plant in WA to stay open, Seattle hotel strike ends, sacred carved figure returned to Tsawwassen First Nation and an award winning kids book about coho salmon. It's your #Cascadia news roundup: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-194/14 Sep 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvii7utut22whttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mvaqqiril22qOR approves $120 million to address wildfires, WA ACA health insurance rates to climb 22%, Seattle's Egyptian theater to reopen, and more news from across the #Cascadia bioregion: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-193/11 Sep 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaqqiril22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mv6rl3iwpc2zHey friends! A reminder that you can get #Cascadia Journal delivered daily to your email inbox for free! Sign up here: www.cascadia-journal.com https://www.cascadia-journal.com/10 Sep 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6rl3iwpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mv6mrjojuk2dIn today's news from across #Cascadia, ICE flew more than 500 detainees out of Seattle, a crowded race for Portland city council seats, and WA & OR sue the feds over weakening the endangered species act: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-192/10 Sep 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6mrjojuk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mv4rlxl2ok2uWe'll have more on all the WA supreme court seats next week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4rlxl2ok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mv4gzxa53k2jThe #Cascadia movement should support existing treaties, adopt UNDRIP, increase funding for tribal health care, social services and cultural programs, turn over a portion federal land to Indigenous control, and remove dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. https://www.cascadia-journal.com/how-an-independent-cascadia-would-benefit-tribes/09 Sep 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4gzxa53k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mv42awb3mk2aVancouver progressives did a smart thing rallying behind one mayoral candidate: Pete Fry; Seattle light rail line killed salmon but a car tire chemical has killed thousands more; ICE kidnapped men on a family camping trip and more news from across #Cascadia: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-191/09 Sep 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv42awb3mk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3muzy6bitys2eIn today's news from across #Cascadia, WA workers are struggling to make ends meet, prescribed burns are good for our forests but face budget cuts at the state and federal level, and OR is failing to rename places with offensive names: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-190/08 Sep 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzy6bitys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3muq7w3kuhc22A federal court today paused Trump's attack on vote by mail, but as I wrote today at #Cascadia Journal, the regime isn't finished fucking around with democracy here in the #PNW: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/the-feds-plot-to-mess-with-cascadia-elections/05 Sep 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3muq7w3kuhc22https://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mupozmzvt227In today's news from across the #Cascadia bioregion, immigrant may lose health insurance in WA thanks to Trump, the Heiltsuk Nation battles invasive crabs and an interview with Seattle filmmaker Kamyar Mohsenin. https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-189/04 Sep 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupozmzvt227https://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mumze76mf22uA great debut for the Subduction spoken word series, progressives take a step toward unity in Vancouver mayor's race, lynx are making a comeback in WA and a music fest is raising money for people affected by Spokane wildfires: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-188/03 Sep 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumze76mf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mumudlbmpk2nPrison labor should be illegal. Or pay them minimum wage. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/03/incarcerated-people-among-thousands-of-firefighters-battling-oregon-aggressive-fire-season/03 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumudlbmpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3mukrspiyi226In today's news from across #Cascadia, teachers' strike averted in Seattle, the spotted owl in extinct in BC but the province keeps up destructive logging, and the last fluent speaker of the diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ dialect on Vancouver Island dies: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-187/02 Sep 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukrspiyi226https://bsky.app/profile/cascadiajournal.bsky.social/post/3muhsp4i4o22tNegotiations might avert a strike by Seattle teachers, ICE surge continues in #Cascadia, and why it's important to reclaim the name Tahoma for Washington state's highest peak. Your news roundup from across the bioregion: https://www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-today-186/01 Sep 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:olarg4dubyuogmlf4anwp4q6/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhsp4i4o22t