[Sustainability_Header.jpg] [cid:image004.jpg@01D0FC3C.8F279E40]<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/Blog.aspx?IID=23#item> [SaveMoney.png] Puget Sound Fresh app wins national award for best new mobile app<http://www.piercecountywa.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2520> Drought not over, state officials say<http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/drought-not-over-state-officials-say/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Don’t kill plan to turn taxpayers into owners<http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/editorials/article35770386.html> [cid:image009.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] County Council approves Conservation Futures projects<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4n1iBBHyWg&feature=youtu.be> Inslee Administration Begins Writing Rule To Cap Greenhouse Gas Pollution In WA<http://kplu.org/post/inslee-administration-begins-writing-rule-cap-greenhouse-gas-pollution-wa?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Climate Change is having a surprising effect on bumble bees: Their tongues are shrinking<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/24/climate-change-is-having-a-surprising-effect-on-bumble-bees-their-tongues-are-shrinking/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> [cid:image022.png@01CF99D9.65BDBC40] Special thanks to Pierce County employees Alan Kies, Casey Broom, Diane Marcus-Jones, Jeff Baney, Jena Richmond, Jenifer Moore, Jessica Ludwig, Melissa Newell, Nick Hausner, Sandra Spellmeyer and Steve Wamback for helping to create the new Sustainability 2020 plan. The new Sustainability 2020 plan will be the featured story in the November Sustainability Newsletter. [cid:image008.png@01CFB169.DDC19ED0] Older Pierce County wood stoves become illegal Oct. 1<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article35920068.html> Climate Change is Darkening Seattle’s Water Forecast<http://invw.org/2015/09/09/climate-change-is-darkening-seattles-water-forecast/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Portland’s New Car-Free Bridge Is a Symbol of U.S. Mobility Goals<http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/09/portlands-new-car-free-bridge-is-a-symbol-of-us-mobility-goals/404914/?utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> [Protect.png] How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in the U.S.?<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/upshot/how-many-deaths-did-volkswagens-deception-cause-in-us.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&utm_source=Sightline%20Institute&utm_medium=web-email&utm_campaign=Sightline%20News%20Selections> Chambers Creek Dog Park, Beach Reopen<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article35607255.html> King and Pierce Counties hope to bridge White River<http://www.courierherald.com/news/327719011.html> [cid:image015.png@01D06DFF.791A9E20] October Edible Garden Series<http://www.piercecountywa.org/FormCenter/Public-Works--Utilities-6/2015-Edible-Garden-Series-Registration-379> October 3rd Salmon Homecoming<http://piercecd.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=347&month=10&year=2015&day=3&calType=0&utm_source=Monthly+Reminders&utm_campaign=5e2e6d00b0-October_Events_Reminder9_30_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_76131738f3-5e2e6d00b0-105246877> October 10th Green Tacoma Days<http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/calendar/index.php?cid=4389> October 10th Orting Pumpkin Fest<http://www.tacomaevents.com/pumpkin-festival.html> October 11th Adventures with Orcas<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2266288> October 13th Oil Trains in Tacoma<http://daily.sightline.org/2015/09/22/event-the-thin-green-line-in-tacoma/> October 15th Composting Classes<http://www.piercecountywa.org/compost> [cid:image010.jpg@01D0FC3C.3BFBF630]<http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/Blog.aspx?IID=20>