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Residents press council to protect trees, waterways and orcas in 1 Seattle EIS
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the select committee the plan’s draft environmental review undercounts risks to the city’s tree canopy, urban runoff and marine life, urging stronger protections and enforcement in the comp‑plan update and EIS.
Numerous public commenters told the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan that the draft environmental review and proposed zoning fail to protect trees, local waterways and Puget Sound’s Southern Resident killer whales.
David Gloger, identifying himself as a resident of District 5, told the committee he searched the draft EIS “over a 1,000 pages long” and could not find the word “whale.” Gloger said the draft EIS omits impacts to critically endangered Southern Resident orcas and that increased hardscape and reduced tree canopy would likely increase runoff and water temperatures that affect salmon and, by extension, orcas.
Other commenters tied tree protection to climate…
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