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Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day, a day to pause and honor the pastor and fierce organizer who did so much to uplift the struggles of Black Americans and those in poverty, and who achieved genuine progress toward racial equality. Many will quote Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. There are so…
Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters are now: Washington Conservation Action
Washington State Department of Ecology released the final rule for the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). The final rule requires a 20% reduction in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 2034—the strongest possible trajectory under the law.
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Washington Environmental Council is taking the day pause and honor, observe, and reflect upon the first peoples of what we now call Washington state.
WEC and WCV support the removal of the dams. Washington and the Federal government must uphold Treaty Rights and restore the nearly extinct Snake River salmon.
We can stop extinction and lead the largest salmon restoration in history. But it won’t happen without your support.
Honoring Billy Frank Jr fought for tribes, salmon, and the natural world. We honor and observe him on March 9, Billy Frank Jr Day with resources and ways to learn more about him
As a July deadline approaches for Governor Inslee & Senator Murray to announce their action plan for whether to breach the four lower Snake dams, a free series of events, beginning this week, will provide insight into the most critical questions facing the Pacific Northwest.
Permits based on flawed and dangerous analysis put community at risk
On this Indigenous Peoples Day, it is important to recognize that having only one day to honor the Indigenous communities who have lived on this land since time immemorial is not enough. We invite you to join us in setting the intention to show gratitude, humility, and solidarity in standing with Indigenous peoples across our state throughout the year and through our lives.
Ten years ago this fall, the biggest dam deconstruction anywhere in the world began in the Elwha River watershed on the Olympic Peninsula.
We must address transportation in our communities to tackle climate justice in Washington — people living in urban and rural Washington alike deserve an array of options to get them where they need to go.
Salmon recovery action must be part of national infrastructure investment
During this time of reckoning with our country’s racist history, it’s important for all of us to look at our own history and understand what role each of us have played in creating and upholding systems of oppression and institutional racism.
The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project is part of a structurally violent system with a history of violations against Indigenous Rights
Census data and science tell us that, more than income or geography, race is still the number one indicator of whether a person will live near contaminated air, water, and soil. Washington is no stranger to these disparities.
What it takes to fight for a sustainable and just future
Support grassroots organizations led by communities of color