Thistle & Nest, an affordable housing provider in Bend, says the city’s new tree code isn’t flexible enough and is raising the cost of building new housing in Central Oregon. At one of the affordable ...

Developers say fees and escrow deposits exceed city authority Lawsuit cites $1M+ in tree replacement costs since adoption Case follows similar challenges in Dayton, Corcoran and Woodbury A ...

Cities around Seattle are hemmed in by mountains and sea to the east and west, and protected farms and forests to the north and south. Inside that urban growth boundary, developers turn nooks and ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. SEATTLE — Across the U.S., cities are struggling ...

Tacoma is embarking on a project to better regulate the preservation of trees in the city by 2027. The preservation effort comes from work that the City Council and staff did on Home in Tacoma – a ...

SEATTLE (AP) — An early-morning door knock roused a snoozing Rebecca Thorley. In the winter chill at her door stood a friendly City of Seattle worker. He gave a heads-up about upcoming street painting ...