How a conservative, oil-pumping state became one of the world’s biggest generators of wind power. Sign up for the Reasons to be Cheerful newsletter.  They’re cavernous, solidly built and often on prime urban land. Now, they’re being reborn as everything from charter schools to solar farms. In this week’s news briefing: renewable energy has an undisputed leader, and anti-violence outreach workers help their at-risk clients shelter in place. After reading David Byrne’s article suggesting that nuclear power is too risky to be a part of our green energy evolution, I had a few thoughts to...…How a conservative, oil-pumping state became one of the world’s biggest generators of wind power. Sign up for the Reasons to be Cheerful newsletter.  They’re cavernous, solidly built and often on prime urban land. Now, they’re being reborn as everything from charter schools to solar farms. In this week’s news briefing: renewable energy has an undisputed leader, and anti-violence outreach workers help their at-risk clients shelter in place. After reading David Byrne’s article suggesting that nuclear power is too risky to be a part of our green energy evolution, I had a few thoughts to...WW…

Americans may find themselves following the state’s stay-at-home playbook in this year’s presidential election. This story originally appeared in Washington Monthly. It is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from , a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. As America’s primary elections stumble along, a fairer method of picking who runs the country is gaining ground. In this week’s news briefing: empathy-based political canvassing, old seeds grown anew and pavement that lets the water in. As Washington State moves to ban companies...…Americans may find themselves following the state’s stay-at-home playbook in this year’s presidential election. This story originally appeared in Washington Monthly. It is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from , a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. As America’s primary elections stumble along, a fairer method of picking who runs the country is gaining ground. In this week’s news briefing: empathy-based political canvassing, old seeds grown anew and pavement that lets the water in. As Washington State moves to ban companies...WW…