If all the glaciers and ice caps on the planet melted, global sea level would rise by about 230 feet. That amount of water would flood nearly every coastal city around the world [source: U.S. Geological Survey]. Rising temperatures, melting arctic ice, drought, desertification and other catastrophic … [Read more...]
Pebble Mine CEO resigns after recorded comments released
The head of a proposed copper and gold mine near a prime Alaska salmon fishery has resigned after covertly filmed videos showed him talking about elected and regulatory officials and unreleased plans for the huge project. Northern Dynasty, owner of Pebble Limited Partnership, announced the … [Read more...]
Judge says 2020 census must continue for another month
A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at month's end and suspended a year-end deadline for delivering the numbers needed to decide how many seats each state gets in Congress. The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in California late Thursday orders … [Read more...]
3 New Environmental Docs to Watch This Fall
Ecowatch Recommendations: Kiss the Ground: Between wildfires devastating the U.S. West Coast and storms battering the Gulf, the impacts of the climate crisis can feel overwhelming right now. Kiss the Ground offers an alternative to all of the bad news by focusing on solutions. The film, … [Read more...]
We lose more than salmon and orcas to the Snake River dams
My traditional name is O’ĉ’si’ii (oh cha see ee) and in my Qwidičča ɂ-tx (qua ditch cha uth) Makah language, it means “Lady of the Sea” or “Protector of the Sea.” If Tahlequah’s new calf and my family’s way of life are going to survive, we have to protect salmon. Returning to abundant salmon is … [Read more...]
New WA law helps Native voters this election. Is it enough?
Washington lawmakers passed the Native American Voting Rights Act last year, but they couldn't have expected the pandemic and wildfires to come. Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are worried the challenges of the coronavirus and devastating wildfires may present too … [Read more...]
What’s stopping King County from opening more homeless shelters?
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public officials in King County prepared for the possibility of widespread outbreaks in crowded facilities and overflowing hospitals. Of particular interest to officials were people who may contract the coronavirus and have nowhere to quarantine or recover — … [Read more...]
Mental health support can’t keep up with wildfires or hurricanes
As climate change drives more and more disasters, mental health support is in greater need than ever. America is not ready. . . . Studies, meanwhile, show symptoms of anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress following these disasters. And mental health experts worry the psychological costs … [Read more...]
Appeals court sides with tribes in COVID-19 funding dispute
Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) are not entitled to shares of the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said the for-profit corporations are not “recognized” tribes. As such, … [Read more...]
Tribe returns to Seaquarium for annual quest to bring whale home
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Many believe that Lolita, the whale that the Lummi Nation knows as Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, is finally getting a much-needed break as the Miami Seaquarium has been closed to visitors since March because of COVID-19. This is the longest she’s gone without performing and Thursday … [Read more...]
Standing in Solidarity with Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut
Please join us in standing in solidarity for Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut at a virtual event on September 24th, the 50th anniversary of her captivity at Miami Seaquarium. From Lummi leaders Squil-le-he-le (Raynell Zuni) and Tah-Mahs (Ellie Kinley): We are traveling to Miami and holding ceremony as part … [Read more...]
Fires Burn Over 80 Homes, 180,000 Acres on Colville Reservation
OMAK & INCHELIUM — As of this print, the five fires that started during a wind event over the long Labor Day Weekend have destroyed over 80 homes and burned over 200,000 acres on the Colville Indian Reservation. . . . Each of the fires started on Sunday, Sept. 6, along with a number of … [Read more...]
Demand Health and Safety Protections for Farmworkers
From Community to Community (C2C-partner of the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship): Update! On Monday we asked our supporters to call the Department of Health and L&I to demand health and safety protections for farmworkers. We now have the direct phone number for Joel Sacks, … [Read more...]
Sunrise Seattle Hub Strategy Session, Sept. 26, 2020, Online
This Saturday, September 26th from 5-8pm, Sunrise Seattle will be holding a hub strategy session. If you have an interest in helping our hub to craft a strategy for the months leading up to January 2021, we would love for you to join us! You can register here. Why: We’ve done amazing work since … [Read more...]
Weekly Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) COVID-19 Response Call
We invite you to join us to for bi-weekly Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) General Meeting Covid19 HUB #ImmigrantHealthResponse calls for exciting news and updates! This is reminder that WAISN will be hosting its weekly COVID-19 Response HUB call September 24th and every Thursday … [Read more...]
Food Justice Film Festival 2020
Food is a big deal and the films presented in this festival will reveal the link between environmental injustice, climate change, food insecurity and white supremacy. The award-winning films will include "Gather," "Invisible Vegan," "Dolores" and "Urban Root". In addition the films, there will be … [Read more...]
Celebrate National Public Lands Day
To celebrate National Public Lands Day 2020, the Mountains to Sound Greenway is running the campaign: Love Your Lands. Due to COVID-19, outdoor recreation spaces are receiving increased use. It is great that folks are getting outside, but this increased use has also increased the amount of litter … [Read more...]
U.S. Loved One, RBG, Rest in Peace
“We have lost one of the greatest American patriots to ever serve on the U.S. Supreme Court,” Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee mourned. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was so much more than a judge; she was one of America’s greatest champions for justice, in the truest sense of the word. “We should all raise … [Read more...]
Migrant workers leave WA farms, risking poverty instead of coronavirus
The death of two fellow farmers from complications of the virus — Earl Edwards of Jamaica and Juan Carlos Santiago Rincon of Mexico — and what he believed was the overall lack of safety precautions at Gebbers Farm persuaded William to leave the United States in August after only a couple of months. … [Read more...]
As WA restaurants struggle, workers weigh physical and economic survival
By the end of April, nearly 200,000 leisure and hospitality workers across the state (more than half of the sector’s workforce, which is disproportionately made up of women and people of color) had lost their jobs, and employment levels in the sector are still down 32%, compared with 25.6% … [Read more...]
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