Peak News and Blog

The Sustainable Future Town of Your Imagination Take a walk into the future in a British city where housing is sustainable, energy is locally owned, food is abundant, and the work week is just three days long! Built 15 years ago as part of a sustainable construction initiative throughout this city, a three-story apartment complex costs…

Portland’s Better Housing by Design Project Not all multi-dwelling development is created equal. Some apartment complexes, for instance, have very little open space for children to play and people to gather outside. These effects of this have been felt during the pandemic and especially in lower-income neighborhoods. Accessibility and safe and convenient connections to local…

Healthy Trees Support Healthy Communities The Treasure Valley in Idaho is working to create sustainable forest cover. Our urban forest directly impacts clean air, clean water and our region’s green economy. The Network informs sustainable planning, development and management of this valuable resource. They work to connect our built and natural environments, innovate through resource-sharing…

Certified B Corp Companies Work as a Force for Good“The future of business. Today’s most exciting businesses (Ben and Jerry’s, Patagonia, and Danone among 3500+ others) are operating for the benefit of all who contribute to its success — for shareholders and for stakeholders. They take responsibility for their broader impact on employees, on communities and on the planet….

​Pacific Northwest ports unveil cross-border pact to cut emissionsThe ports of Seattle and Tacoma, their Northwest Seaport Alliance container shipping joint venture, and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada are adopting a voluntary joint plan to phase out emissions by 2050. The collaboration, unveiled Wednesday by leaders of the four publicly owned port agencies,…

​Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map In winter 2017, the Washington Environmental Justice Mapping Work Group was initiated by Front and Centered, an environmental justice coalition of organizations rooted in communities of color. The resulting interactive mapping tool developed by the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) and partners ranks Washington communities most impacted by environmental…