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Articles from the December 1, 2022 edition


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  • Three controversial battery energy storage facilities proposed in Skagit

    Julia Lerner, Cascadia Daily News|Updated Dec 1, 2022

    As demand on the electric grid continues to rise and state mandates on clean energy use inch closer, utility providers are scrambling to find alternative storage options for clean energy products. The Washington Clean Energy Transformation Act requires the state's electricity supply to be free from greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, marking a significant shift from traditional coal, oil and gas. But in order to reach that goal, companies need to find ways to make clean energy p...

  • Veteran-Owned Ranch in Thurston County Offers Reindeer Rentals

    Owen Sexton, Nisqually Valley News|Updated Dec 1, 2022

    Looking to add some literal life to your holiday event? With Christmas a little over a month away, the Twisted Holly Reindeer Ranch in Rochester is offering reindeer rentals for events ranging from pumpkin patches and corn mazes to Christmas tree lightings and corporate holiday parties. The animals can also attend holiday bazaars and parades. Having opened in January, this is Twisted Holly Reindeer Ranch's first year in business and renting reindeer. To read more from this...

  • There's a lot more to skin health than meets the eye-Especially for AAPI people

    Mahlon Meyer, Northwest Asian Weekly|Updated Dec 1, 2022

    Usually, Shirley Chang is in complete control. The Amazon executive has steely black pupils that cut right to the soul. But when she talks about her son, who has eczema, they become bewildered and sad. So crucial is skin health to not just our physical, but our emotional wellbeing, that experts strongly caution us against neglecting it, as many people do. For Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), the issues are complicated by a convergence of cultural and genetic factors that in some areas leave them even more...