| Excerpt: | Climate fires are destroying property and taking lives in Washington, Oregon, and California, putting a face on the climate crisis. Right wing pundits have been reduced to lamely claiming there's no connection. |
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| Published at: | 2:45 PM on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Pollution |
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Category Archives: Our Environment
A smokescreen and a big lie: Trump, climate deniers try to explain away our record fires
Fueled by hot and windy weather, fires rage out of control up and down the Left Coast
| Excerpt: | Firefighters report that they are stretched thin and simply don't have the humanpower or the resources to properly fight the destructive blazes. |
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| Published at: | 10:35 PM on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Pollution |
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Bob Ferguson, Maura Healey lead multi-state legal challenge to block Arctic Refuge drilling
| Excerpt: | A coalition of states from the Left Coast, Great Lakes region, and New England is going to court to stop the desecration of America's greatest wilderness. |
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| Published at: | 2:35 PM on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power, Pollution |
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Will 2020 be the year in which climate justice finally becomes a prevalent federal priority?
| Excerpt: | Always, always climate and environment get eclipsed as Election Day draws near. But even if our planet's fever doesn't get the attention it should, 2020 could still be a major turning point. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution, US-Pres |
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Equity, climate justice, and public health go hand in hand, Netroots Nation panelists say
| Excerpt: | The world is grappling with a novel coronavirus pandemic while climate damage grows ever worse. Netroots Nation 2020 decided to explore how systemic inequality defines both fights. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Global Health, Netroots Nation, Pollution |
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Earth Day turns fifty as the world community grapples with the novel coronavirus pandemic
| Excerpt: | Earth Day, one of our favorite days of activism, has turned fifty. Here are some great articles you can read and videos you can watch to commemorate the occasion. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Holidays |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Earth Day, Green Development, Pollution |
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Finally! Washington State House gives giant thumbs up to single use plastic bag ban
| Excerpt: | Legislation that would ban single use plastic bags at the statewide level is one step closer to becoming law thanks to a big vote today in the Washington State House of Representatives in support of Mona Das' ESSB 5323. |
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| Published at: | 12:57 PM on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Conservation, Pollution |
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Three key NPI legislative priorities advance in Washington State House, all on the same day
| Excerpt: | Abolition of the death penalty, a statewide ban on plastic bags, and comprehensive sexual health education have each received an affirmative vote in their House committees of origin. |
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| Published at: | 4:49 PM on Thursday, February 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Education, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Curriculum, Nondiscrimination, Pollution |
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson steps up to defend access to reproductive health services
| Excerpt: | A stickler for the rule of law, Washington's chief law enforcement officer has repeatedly taken on the Trump regime... and won. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 AM on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Richard McCartan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Healthcare |
| Tags: | Conservation, Consumer Protection, Reproductive Rights |
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More than two in three Washingtonians favor banning single use plastic bags, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | In a survey conducted last autumn by Public Policy Polling for NPI, voters enthusiastically endorsed Senator Mona Das' Senate Bill 5323, which would implement a statewide plastic bag ban, by a margin of more than two to one. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Pollution, Research Poll Findings |
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City of Everett approves resolution opposing Tim Eyman’s destructive I‑976
| Excerpt: | Washington's seventh largest city has taken a position opposing the measure, citing loss of funding for road maintenance work, light rail expansion, and law enforcement. |
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| Published at: | 8:58 PM on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Public Planning |
| Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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Sound Transit officially breaks ground on Lynnwood Link, delighting Snohomish County
| Excerpt: | At a ceremony at the Lynnwood Transit Center, the agency celebrated the long-anticipated milestone with a third of the state's congressional delegation plus state legislators, labor leaders, and construction workers. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Transportation |
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The Biden-Harris administration takes shape with the announcement of key appointees