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Beyond Hispanic Heritage Month: the rich and varied heritages within ‘Latinx’ identities

Three Ecotrust team members share vulnerably about who they are, their reflections about Latinx Heritage Month, and recommended readings.

Yolimar Rivera Vázquez
October 15, 2021 15 October 2021

A man with a short, graying beard holds up a just-caught salmon in his right hand, with a slight smile toward the camera. He is wearing a gray hoodie and black bandana on his head. He's surrounded by rocky crags.

What it takes to catch a fish: An interview with Native Candy

Seafood business Indian Candy discusses their journey and vision and the inextricable link between salmon and Native people of our region.

Tyson Rasor
March 11, 2021 06 October 2021

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Forward progress

Together, we took on the challenges of the year.

Emilie Chen
December 8, 2020 09 December 2020

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Where to invest now for racial justice in our region

These Black-led organizations are building resilient communities, ecosystems, and economies in our region.

Jamese Kwele
June 10, 2020 23 April 2021

Our responsibility to the Southern Resident killer whales: An interview with Cecilia Gobin

An interview with Cecilia Gobin (Tulalip), Conservation Policy Analyst and Southern Resident Orca Task Force Member

Lisa J. Watt
December 6, 2019 11 December 2019

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A conversation with Susie Lee

Seattle-based artist and entrepreneur Susie Lee chats with us about her career, being a new mom, and being Ecotrust’s newest board member.

Sarah Cline
July 24, 2019 25 July 2019

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Ecotrust to put $45 million in New Markets Tax Credits toward jobs, innovation

Just days after the public launch of a successful New Markets Tax Credit-supported project, Ecotrust has learned that its subsidiary, Ecotrust CDE, was awarded $45 million of additional New Markets Tax Credit allocation. Ecotrust will put the new federal financing …

Oakley Brooks
April 26, 2013 01 October 2014

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A quantum leap in green building

By Dennis Hayes Sometimes, incremental innovations can’t produce quantum change. You can tinker with carbon paper forever without producing a photocopier. The quill pen did not lead to a typewriter, and not a single typewriter company evolved to personal computers. …

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January 18, 2013 29 July 2016