Apply for the GROW Fellowship by February 1! Young Adults are invited to apply for the upcoming GROW Fellowship, a collaboration between the UU College of Social Justice and the UUA's Thrive Program for Young Adults of Color. Building on past sessions of GROW (Grounded and … [Read more...]
Action Network.org and the ACLU Invite You to Support Immigrant Health Care
Access to health care should be available to all, regardless of immigration status. Equitable access to health care coverage is particularly crucial now, as underlying inequities have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Immigrants and communities of color are disproportionately contracting, … [Read more...]
Transportation Justice is Racial Justice
Check out this great series, The Coolest Show, featuring the voices of many Backbone and Solutionary Rail partners who are doing essential work and connecting the dots on trucking and transportation justice. Hear from those on the frontlines of transportation injustice, and learn why solutions must … [Read more...]
Support Overtime for Agricultural Workers! Oppose Washington SB 5172 on Jan. 28th!
On Thursday, January 28th, at 8am the WA State Senate’s Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee will hold a first hearing for SB 5172. If passed the bill could prevent dairy workers, and possibly thousands of agricultural workers in Washington State from receiving retroactive (back) overtime … [Read more...]
Washington hosts first climate assembly in the United States
Residents from all over the state begin virtual meetings to decide which climate change solutions to recommend to the Legislature in Olympia. The Washington Climate Assembly is a first-of-its-kind experiment in the United States. Inspired by climate assemblies that have recently taken place in … [Read more...]
Hazardous Homes
An EPA analysis obtained by APM Reports and The Intercept found that more than 9,000 federally subsidized properties — many with hundreds of apartments or townhouses — sit within a mile of Superfund sites. Those properties are in 480 cities in 49 states and territories. But even that is an … [Read more...]
As lawsuits mount, government looks into removing Electron Dam
Just last week, the Puyallup Tribe announced it was suing the owner of the dam, Electron Hydro, LLC, over a long list of environmental hazards and permit violations — including a fish kill that caused the death of thousands of fish and the pollution of the river with un-permitted artificial turf, … [Read more...]
Legislative Actions for the Week (RE Sources)
Given that the legislative session is happening remotely, anyone can sign in “pro”, “con”, or “other” to legislation that will receive a hearing. Previously, this was something that could only be done if you were physically in Olympia. The following bills have hearings next week. Please fill out … [Read more...]
Clean Fuels Bill reintroduced
HB 1091 is the Clean Fuels Bill, reintroduced in the 2021-22 session after failing in 2020. It requires reductions in carbon emissions from transportation fuels. The history of the bill in 2020 may affect the progress of the bill for this session: It directs the Department of Ecology to adopt … [Read more...]
How to comment on WA bills
by Jonathan Tweet, University Unitarian, Seattle, WA December 21, 2020 If your UU congregation is like mine, it’s full of people who want to do something to promote justice but who aren’t sure how to go about it. I’ve heard that as the co-chair of my congregation’s Climate Action Team, and I’ve … [Read more...]
Fluorinated Gases HB 1050
HB 1050 addresses the leakage of HFC (Hydrofluorocarbon), a greenhouse gas approximately 10,000 times as potent as CO2, although it is in much smaller concentrations (parts per trillion) than CO2 (parts per million). It was developed to replace CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) when it was discovered that … [Read more...]
Scientists Warn Humanity in Denial of Looming ‘Collapse of Civilization as We Know It’
In an example to the rest of the scientific community and an effort to wake up people — particularly policymakers — worldwide, 17 scientists penned a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the planet and what the future could hold due to biodiversity loss, climate disruption, human … [Read more...]
Washington Poverty Action Network Says 2021 is Year to Expand Dental Access in WA
Affordable, accessible dental care is an essential component of overall health. Yet people with low incomes struggle to access dental care—a problem made worse by the acute oral health provider shortage and COVID-19. Even when insured through state-funded insurance like Apple Health (Washington … [Read more...]
Decarbonizing Cities – How to Harmonize Buildings, Mobility and Infrastructure
Why is it so important to decarbonize cities? And how can we do it? The first question is easy to answer: The cities in which more than half of us live account for nearly two-thirds of the CO2 emissions that lie at the root of our planet's looming climate crisis. Skyscrapers in megalopolises, … [Read more...]
What I Know About the Ocean We Need Ocean Justice
Here is what I know. The ocean is not separate from us or our daily concerns. It is our nourishment, protection, livelihood, and the air we breathe. It is culture, joy, and freedom. All this is at risk, and we need ocean justice. Ocean conservation is about people—more specifically, it’s about … [Read more...]
The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2020
Can we flip the calendar already? We had barely made it past January when the memes about how the days felt like weeks and the weeks felt like months began ricocheting around the internet. It only got worse from there: a deadly pandemic and international lockdown, police killings of Black Americans, … [Read more...]
MONTANA TRIBES HARD-HIT BY COVID-19 BRACE FOR REPUBLICAN TAKEOVER
Native Americans in Montana are dying from Covid-19 at a rate 11 times higher than white residents. “I have no stomach to talk about this abstractly; my community has been hit hard,” said Sharon Stewart Peregoy, a Democratic state representative and member of the Crow Tribe. “Even today, I just … [Read more...]
For tribes, climate change fight is about saving culture
The Tulalips are expanding efforts to protect land and water that are integral to their identity. When Terry Williams grew interested in climate change in the 1970s, he found information about human-caused global warming to be conflicting and confusing. “It didn’t make sense until the early … [Read more...]
Growth Management Act revision bill HB 1099
The environmental-explicit portion of the Growth Management Act (GMA) revision, HB 1099, regarding vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was introduced as part of the GMA suite of bills. This is one of the legislative priorities identified by participants in the Justice … [Read more...]
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance Priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session
Increase and Preserve Affordable Housing: Invest $240 million for the Housing Trust Fund and an additional $10 million from the Capital Budget for preservation of affordable housing (USDA and other properties at risk of loss). Keep people in their homes and prevent an increase in homelessness: Pass … [Read more...]
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