The building electrification bill, HB 1084, has been transformed into the Governor's Healthy Homes & Clean Buildings bill. Building electrification is one of the environmental justice legislative priorities identified at the Justice Summit. The following provisions are in the bill: … [Read more...]
HB 1091, Clean Fuel Standard, passes Legislature
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. It is one of the legislative priorities identified at the Justice Summit. A public hearing was held on January 14 in the House Committee … [Read more...]
Salmon spawn in the upper Columbia after an 80-year hiatus
Bringing salmon back to the Upper Columbia has been a goal since the habitat was blocked by the Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams more than eight decades ago. Tribal members held the Ceremony of Tears 80 years ago when the final run of salmon returned. “Our ancestors carried a prayer that our … [Read more...]
Black clergy call for unity in fight for Seattle police accountability
“There needs to be some defunding, but if it means officers will not be able to get into these underserved communities to develop a relationship with them, then I think we're going to find out we’re going to have another set of issues coming up in the near future,” Witherspoon said. “When you … [Read more...]
A NEW BILL AIMS TO END POLICE RAIDS LIKE THE ONE THAT KILLED BREONNA TAYLOR
THE POLICE KILLING of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot in Kentucky in March when plainclothes officers barged into her apartment in the middle of the night, has set off a series of state and local efforts to ban “no-knock” raids — the police practice of breaking into someone’s home unannounced … [Read more...]
MUSCLING POLITICAL ADVANTAGE TO PUSH KALAMA PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT?
Strange as it may seem in late 2020, officials in Washington are still weighing plans to permit an enormous fossil fuel project, a Kalama petrochemical refining and export facility. The project is designed and backed by by a company called NW Innovation Works (NWIW) that is, through a complicated … [Read more...]
David Suzuki: It’s time for Canada to address environmental racism
In Canada, we’re quick to favourably compare ourselves to our southern neighbours. COVID-19 caseloads may be at an all-time high here, but the U.S. situation is even more dire. Canada hasn’t managed to curb carbon emissions, but the U.S. abandoned emission reduction targets when it pulled out of the … [Read more...]
Oregon and Washington boast aggressive climate plans that aim to decarbonize the Northwest economy over the next 30 years. Yet these plans face a major roadblock in the form of the privately-owned utilities that supply gas to customers across the region. These utilities have not gotten the memo on … [Read more...]
Here’s How Big Oil Wants The Supreme Court to Help Delay and Derail Climate Lawsuits
On January 19, 2021 — just one day before President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office — the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a climate change accountability lawsuit brought by Baltimore, Maryland, against almost two dozen fossil fuel corporations. Like over a dozen other climate … [Read more...]
Border agents on horseback surround No More Deaths camp just before Christmas
NOTE: No More Deaths camp is a project of the UU Church of Tuscon and UUSC (https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/no-more-deaths/) Just before Christmas Eve, Border Patrol agents on horseback surrounded No More Death's humanitarian aid station south of Tucson and told volunteers they were pursuing a … [Read more...]
Fair Fight Bond Fund Accepting Applications for Those Detained by Immigration in WA
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network is thrilled to share that the Fair Fight Bond Fund is open and accepting applications for people who are detained by immigration in the State of Washington and need support with paying bond. To request assistance with paying a bond, a request form must … [Read more...]
Black-Led Public Safety Solution Process
On December 14th, incredible researchers from the Black Brilliance Research Project team presented preliminary research findings to Seattle City Council. Read the presentation on true public safety here. Watch yesterday's teach-in here. As always, make your voice heard in this Black-community led … [Read more...]
Volunteer to Do Research for the Town Hall Project
I hope you and yours are staying safe and finding ways to celebrate in this challenging holiday season. My name is Justin. I’m from Niles, Michigan and have been a volunteer with Town Hall Project since early 2019. 2020 has been VERY different from when I first started, but that doesn’t change … [Read more...]
Intergenerational Climate Justice Dialogues, Jan/Mar 2021 Dates TBD
The UU Young Adults for Climate Justice, UUA Green Sanctuary Program, Elders Climate Action, & UU Ministry for Earth are collaborating to host a series of intergenerational climate justice dialogues. The first session occurred in November, but it’s not too late to sign up for the remaining two … [Read more...]
ACCELERATING A JUST TRANSITION IN WASHINGTON STATE
Climate impacts us wherever we live, work, study, and play in Washington State. The compounding impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic further reveal that the systems we have created to deal with daunting challenges related to health, the economy, and justice are neither sustainable nor equitable. The … [Read more...]
Gov. Inslee’s Climate Commitment
As devastating wildfires burned thousands of acres across Washington in 2020, blanketing our state with smoke and unhealthy air, it was unmistakable that the effects of climate change were helping the fires start easier, spread faster, and last longer. The science is clear that climate change poses … [Read more...]
Lekanoff, Shewmake, and Lovelett announce the Washington STRONG Recovery Bond Program
OLYMPIA – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington lawmakers are taking action to stimulate local economies and protect those hit hardest. The Washington STRONG Act, developed by Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow, Rep. Sharon Shewmake, D-Bellingham, and Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, enables new … [Read more...]
From Governor Inslee’s Office . . . On Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
A historic commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Inslee puts forward significant investments to address systemic racism, eliminate racial disparities within state government and Washington communities. After multiple, horrific deaths that included George Floyd and Washington’s own … [Read more...]
16 of the Best Environmental Films
Read more here. The Human Element (2019) Before the Flood (2016) 2040 (2019) An Inconvenient Truth (2006) RiverBlue (2017) Artifishal (2019) Chasing Coral (2017) David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) My Octopus Teacher (2020) Racing Extinction (2015) The … [Read more...]
Announcing Faith Action Network’s 2021 State Legislative Agenda and Trainings
Please find our 2021 Legislative Agenda (fanwa.org) where you can also download and share a copy. Each year the FAN Governing Board and staff, in collaboration with our coalition partners and input from our Spring Summit attendees and the FAN Program Committee, approves FAN’s Legislative Agenda … [Read more...]
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