Evergreen May 2022: Together May Flowers Bring People Power with a New Climate-Friendly Building Code and Lummi Led Efforts to Save Salmon
May 11, 2022
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Support Indigenous leaders at the ‘Spirit of the Waters’ Totem Pole Journey
May 3, 2022
The fates of Southern Resident orca and chinook salmon are both tied to removing these dams. Without uninterrupted runs along the Snake River, chinook salmon cannot migrate to their historic spawning waters and allow another generation of salmon to...
Washington Passes Codes to Transition Buildings off of Fossil Fuels in Nationwide First
May 2, 2022
This past Earth Day, April 22, the Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) voted 11-3 to adopt a new statewide commercial and multifamily building energy code that will be the strongest, most climate friendly in the country by driving the...
Washington Passes Codes to Transition Buildings off of Fossil Fuels in Nationwide First
May 2, 2022
This past Earth Day, April 22, the Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) voted 11-3 to adopt a new statewide commercial and multifamily building energy code that will be the strongest, most climate friendly in the country by driving the...
Evergreen March 2022: Spring-ing into the New Year with Legislative Update and New Outings Opportunities!
March 31, 2022
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Volunteers Needed: Join Our Chapter Wildlife Committee!
March 27, 2022
In the face of overlapping climate and extinction crises threatening all of us, Sierra Club Washington State Chapter’s Wildlife Committee is an active and motivated volunteer team working together to protect Washington’s wildlife, our state’s...
Defending Wildlife of Fraser River and Salish Sea
March 27, 2022
At the request of the Friends of San Juans, Sierra Club has joined other members of the Puget Sound Partnership Environmental Caucus in urging the rejection of the proposed Pt. Roberts 2 Terminal Project, which would create a new major container...
The Pace Quickens for Decisions to Save Snake River Salmon, Remove Dams, Help Orca
March 27, 2022
The past few months have been a busy time for the campaign to save the Snake River salmon, even though a lot of the activity has taken place behind the scenes. The good news is that given recent campaign progress, we expect to see many more public...
Mixed Results for Salmon Recovery in 2022 State Legislature
March 27, 2022
This year Tribes from around our state worked with Governor Inslee’s office to request the largest habitat protection and restoration program for salmon recovery to date. While the bill failed to pass this year, the session was not without successes...
Legislative Session 2022: Challenges, Successes, and Future Volunteer Opportunities!
March 27, 2022
This year’s state legislative session came to a close on March 10th. While there were a few important wins, there were other ways that our lawmakers fell short. This year, we’re looking to grow our volunteer district lobby team program to cover more...