Connor Nash

Seattle, WA

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My name is Connor Nash and I am a Program Coordinator for the Washington State Attorney Generals Office. The focus on my articles are on the intersection of Politics and Environmentalism, on a local, state and national level. I graduated from Towson University with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and Political Science.

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Seattle is in crisis mode and voters want action

Connor Nash

Seattle, WA

When I leave my apartment in the Chinatown neighborhood of Seattle I see lush green trees, the VA medical building sitting atop a hill, Mt. Rainer off in the distance, and a man with all of his possessions in a rundown van.

Ivy City: At the corner of development and gentrification

Connor Nash

Seattle, WA

The Crummell school in the Ivy City neighborhood in Washington, D.C. has decayed over time, turning it into a vacant plot of land. This article dives into the environmental, social, and political struggles to change the school for the better.

Preserving a legacy: A commentary on national park management

Connor Nash

Seattle, WA

A major policy focus of Theodore Roosevelt was to preserve the natural beauty the United States, but that legacy is challenged by President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.

Two is boring, but four is a party: Environmental politics with the Libertarian and Green parties

Connor Nash

Seattle, WA

The 2016 Presidential Election had more than 6.9 million Americans voting for a third party. As registered independents increase, what do these third parties look like, and what are their views on the environment?