Climate advocacy groups responded with swift condemnation Thursday after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he will recommend that President Donald Trump ask Congress for as much as $20 billion to purchase oil in what Barron's reported "would essentially equate to a bailout of the U.S. oil … [Read more...]
TO SHARE OR NOT TO SHARE?
“It’s both a risk and an opportunity for indigenous peoples,” said Preston Hardison, policy analyst at the Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources Treaty Rights Office in Washington state. According to Hardison, many elders feel that they’d like to help the world heal, but they want their knowledge to be … [Read more...]
How Native Tribes Are Taking the Lead on Planning for Climate Change
Across North America, other indigenous communities are stepping up to formulate and enact climate action plans to protect their way of life. In 2019, the Karuk tribe of northern California released its climate adaptation plan with a recommendation to return to prescribed burning, an old idea that … [Read more...]
WWF LOBBY DAY AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER THE MOST
Every year, WWF activists head to Capitol Hill to meet with their representatives about pertinent conservation issues as part of Lobby Day. The future of nature is at stake. As constituents and citizens, it's up to us to share our concerns and hopes for conservation and to hold our elected leaders … [Read more...]
WA lawmakers pave the way for electric cars, but activists want more
Washingtonians in the market for a new car could find more electric-powered vehicles in dealer showrooms in the next two years, following the passage of a bill that will require carmakers in the state to meet benchmarks for electric auto sales. Monday’s passage of Senate Bill 5811 marks a modest … [Read more...]
Four Climate Bills Pass in 2020 Legislature, Three Signed by Governor
Four climate bills, HB 2311, HB 2248, HB 2518, and SB 5811 passed the 2020 legislature (see full descriptions by clicking on the bill number) and three have been signed by the governor. Two of the bills, HB 2311 (emissions limits) and SB 5811 (zero emissions vehicles) have deadlines for Washington … [Read more...]
Resetting the Table
Support for Resetting the Table, a Crosscut Focus series examining food insecurity in Washington, is provided by Northwest Harvest. Washington is an agricultural powerhouse, producing some of the highest yields of fruit, vegetables and grains in the country — yet despite this bounty, plenty of … [Read more...]
7 of the Best New Documentaries About Global Warming
That was a recurring introductory remark at screenings during the recent 2020 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Held each year in the bucolic foothills of the Sierra, the five-day festival screens more than 140 environmental films, from artful meditations on the beauty of nature, to distressing … [Read more...]
HB 2518, Gas Leakage Bill, Passes House and Senate and signed by Governor
HB 2518 requires the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to increase oversight of measures undertaken by natural gas companies to reduce hazardous leaks and nonhazardous fugitive emissions from gas pipelines. It requires, beginning July 1, 2020, and on an annual basis thereafter, each gas … [Read more...]
Emissions Bill 2311 passes House and Senate, signed into law
In 2008, Washington enacted legislation (RCW 70.235) that set a series of limits on the emission of greenhouse gases within the state: quote: By 2020, reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases in the state to 1990 levels; By 2035, reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases in the state to … [Read more...]
Zero Emissions Bill 5811 passes Senate and House, signed by Governor
On January 15, the Washington State Senate passed the Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Bill 5811 and sent it to the House, where it passed on March 4. It has been signed by the governor. SB 5811 authorizes the Department of Ecology (DOE) to adopt California zero emission vehicle program regulations. … [Read more...]
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe loses appeal in homelands case
[Note from Deb Cruz, FAIN Issue Lead: This failure of the courts to uphold the Mashpee Wampanoag right to put land in trust is the first step in termination of the First Indian Tribe/Nation to greet and support settlers arriving on the Mayflower 1620. This is just the beginning not only for … [Read more...]
Environmental Heroes 2019: Remarks by Rosalinda Guillen
Rosalinda Guillen is the executive director of Community to Community Development (C2C). Listen to the story of who she is and how her speech speaks to a profound understanding of intersectionality . . . racism, immigration, earth culture, environmental justice and climate change among many others … [Read more...]
Judge Tosses Oil and Gas Leases on Nearly One Million Acres of Public Lands
A federal judge banned oil and gas leases on nearly one million acres of public lands that are important habitat for the greater sage grouse, arguing that a Trump administration policy that curtailed public input on the leases was "arbitrary and capricious." At the start of 2018, the Bureau … [Read more...]
Prize-winning artists embark on a new chapter on Vashon
Couple aims to subvert work of traditional museums, promote environmental justice, climate concerns. By Elizabeth Shepherd Friday, February 14, 2020 9:22am, Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber After a year of living quietly on Vashon, Beka Economopoulos and Jason Jones have a spotlight trained on … [Read more...]
Bellingham names first Climate and Energy Manager
The City of Bellingham has hired Seth Vidaña as its first-ever Climate and Energy Manager. He begins in the position on Feb. 18. . . . Bellingham City Council approved funding for the new position in its 2019-2020 biennial budget, recognizing the need for additional staff as the City works … [Read more...]
Fridays for Future Movement Urges Greater Global Focus on Africa’s Climate Champions
The Fridays for Future movement held a press conference Friday focused on the need for the world to better recognize the amazing climate activism taking place in Africa — a continent that is already enduring severe impacts of global heating in spite of its limited contributions to creating the … [Read more...]
95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump
President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses. A New York Times analysis, based on research from … [Read more...]
Doomsday Clock 2020: it is 100 seconds to midnight
The Elders call on the world to wake up to the threats of nuclear war and climate disaster as they unveil the 2020 Doomsday Clock. Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland, and Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Chair of The Elders and former United Nations Secretary-General, today … [Read more...]
PROTECT THE PEOPLE’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
When a government wants to build a toxic waste incinerator in your neighborhood, bulldoze homes to build smog-producing highways, or run pipelines through ancestral Native American lands, a federal law gives you the right to find out and fight back. That law is the National Environmental Policy … [Read more...]
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