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We are asking for the air permit from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to be revoked. If we win this appeal and the air permit is rescinded, the environmental review of the facility needs to start over. It’s a big ask, but our legal arguments are...

To learn more about this part of Alpine Lakes history, I sat down with long time Sierra Club volunteer, Dick Fiddler, who joined the Club in 1971 to advocate for the Alpine Lakes Wilderness:

At its core, restoring the once-abundant salmon runs of the Snake River is about keeping faith with the treaties we have signed with Northwest tribes. We must honor our commitments to the tribes and break the cycle of neglect and failure that has...

March 2021 Sierra Club North Olympic Group Newsletter

On January 28, The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, in a close vote, approved the Navy's request to conduct military training at 28 state parks, finding the proposal "does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the...

On December 30, 2020, our environmental movement lost one of its champion’s Ginny Wolff. With the passing of Ginny Wolff, Skagit has lost a much-loved advocate for nature, social justice, democracy and our communities.

Amtrak Cascades has connected the Vancouver-Seattle-Portland corridor since 1995, offering a green travel alternative to I-5. Cascades handled over 800,000 annual riders in 2018 and 2019. However, in response to the pandemic, service has been...

Last week, the Board of Directors for Seattle Public Schools voted unanimously to pass a resolution committing the School District to transition to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2040, which requires eliminating all use of fossil fuels in...

Years ago, before Donald Trump became president before a global pandemic put the world on hold, I visited the town of Kalama for the first time. Kalama is about 30 miles north of Portland, right on I-5 in Washington. It's a small town, with antique...

On Feb. 6, Representative Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) released a legislative framework that is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore the Snake River, bring abundant salmon and steelhead to our region, and strengthen Northwest communities. The $33...