Urban Planning
In June 1969, Cleveland's Cuyahoga River, polluted with oil and chemicals from the city's steel mills, caught fire, and the images of city fire crews fighting a river so fouled with pollution that it could actually catch fire set in motion what would become in 1972 the Clean Water Act, federal…
As I dropped into the valley on the twisting road of the North Cascades Highway, I did not know that I was driving myself into a transformational experience.
A whole summer living, working, and learning in the Methow Valley to study community-based sustainability and work in a youth…
Ellen Lohe, senior developer with Mercy Housing Northwest, will present "The Millworks: An Affordable Housing, Community Redevelopment and Clean Up Project on Bellingham's Waterfront" on Thursday, Dec 9, at 3:30 p.m. both via Zoom and in person in ES 313. Her talk will cover the…
Person I admire most and why: “One of my professors, Wendy Walker, always really inspired me. She really connected with her students on a level I’ve never seen before.”
Lauren Squires, the ceremony’s student commencement speaker, graduated with a degree in Urban Planning and a minor in Sustainable Design. She is “passionate about creating places that enable people to live well.” She served as an advocate for sustainability issues while at Western, serving as…