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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.
Published at:	10:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
Written by:	Rich Erwin
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Holidays, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Conservation, Earth Day, Green Development, Pollution
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New State Representative Alex Ramel talks to NPI about his priorities for the 2020 session

Excerpt:	The newest addition to the Washington State Legislature from the 40th District wants to tackle affordable housing and climate justice in the 2020 short session.
Published at:	10:18 AM on Monday, January 13th, 2020
Written by:	Caitlin Harrington
Categories:	Elections, Legislative Advocacy
Other Tags:	Pollution, WA-Leg, Zero Waste
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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.
Published at:	8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Transportation
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Bernie Sanders unveils bold plan for securing climate justice in the 2020s and beyond

Excerpt:	Vermont's junior United States Senator is thinking big about what we need to do to bring emissions under control and save the Earth, our common home.
Published at:	9:15 AM on Friday, August 23rd, 2019
Written by:	Ruairi Vaughan
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Conservation, Energy & Power, Green Development
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Book Review: We can still make “A Bright Future” with nuclear energy

Excerpt:	Read NPI's review of A Bright Future, a book that discusses how some countries have tackled the climate crisis and how the rest could follow.
Published at:	6:30 PM on Sunday, June 30th, 2019
Written by:	David A Johnson
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Views & Reviews
Other Tags:	Books, Energy & Power
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VICTORY! Cap and invest bill clears Oregon State House of Representatives

Excerpt:	By a vote of thirty-six to twenty-four, lawmakers in Oregon's more populous legislative chamber advanced House Bill 2020, a landmark climate justice bill.
Published at:	11:46 PM on Monday, June 17th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Energy & Power, Pollution
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Oregon poised to enact groundbreaking “cap and invest” legislation with HB 2020

Excerpt:	It's time to accelerate the clean energy revolution in the Pacific Northwest! Let's get HB 2020 passed and to the desk of Governor Kate Brown to be signed into law.
Published at:	2:33 PM on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Energy & Power
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Senators call on NBC to make climate justice the focus of the first presidential debate

Excerpt:	Three Democratic senators have released a letter calling on NBC News to make climate justice the focus of the first presidential primary debate.
Published at:	7:46 PM on Friday, May 31st, 2019
Written by:	Ruairi Vaughan
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Our Environment
Other Tags:	US-Pres
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Fracking now banned in Washington; Jay Inslee drops support for dirty gas projects

Excerpt:	Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill to ban fracking in Washington and dropped his support for two dirty gas projects, further burnishing his green credentials.
Published at:	12:14 PM on Thursday, May 9th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Energy & Power
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NPI’s Gael Tarleton: Persistence and patience key to state’s big clean energy breakthrough

Excerpt:	Founding NPI boardmember Gael Tarleton led the way in making Washington's new one hundred percent clean electricity bill a reality. Read her bill signing remarks.
Published at:	1:14 PM on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
Written by:	Gael Tarleton
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Energy & Power, Pollution
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Five landmark pollution fighting bills signed into law by Washington Governor Jay Inslee

Excerpt:	Caring for the Earth, our common home, is a value people across Cascadia share. The State of Washington has affirmed that value by committing itself to a one hundred percent clean electric grid by 2045.
Published at:	6:16 PM on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Conservation, Energy & Power
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Washington State Legislature adjourns Sine Die; Jay Inslee says session a huge success

Excerpt:	The 2019 Washington State legislative session has adjourned Sine Die. Read NPI's recap of the session.
Published at:	12:55 AM on Monday, April 29th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Budgeting, Conservation, Energy & Power, Fiscal Responsibility, Insurance & Coverage, Nondiscrimination, Pollution
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Big Earth Day victory: 100% clean electricity bill goes to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk

Excerpt:	We've just taken another step towards a future where we meet our energy needs more sustainably and responsibly than we have for the past few centuries.
Published at:	8:31 PM on Monday, April 22nd, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Energy & Power, Pollution
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee announces climate-focused presidential campaign

Excerpt:	Our own Governor Jay Inslee has officially joined the 2020 Democratic presidential field.
Published at:	11:29 AM on Friday, March 1st, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Our Environment
Other Tags:	US-Pres
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