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Tag: Climate Crisis
DNR fire meteorologist horrified by barrage of (human caused) Labor Day 2020 fire disasters
By the time the sun had set on September 7th, 2020, the Pacific Northwest had joined California in firestorm misery, with hundreds of thousands of acres newly burnt or burning.
Will 2020 be the year in which climate justice finally becomes a prevalent federal priority?
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.
Equity, climate justice, and public health go hand in hand, Netroots Nation panelists say
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.
Earth Day turns fifty as the world community grapples with the novel coronavirus pandemic
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.
New State Representative Alex Ramel talks to NPI about his priorities for the 2020 session
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.
Sound Transit officially breaks ground on Lynnwood Link, delighting Snohomish County
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.
Bernie Sanders unveils bold plan for securing climate justice in the 2020s and beyond
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.
Book Review: We can still make “A Bright Future” with nuclear energy
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.
VICTORY! Cap and invest bill clears Oregon State House of Representatives
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.
Oregon poised to enact groundbreaking “cap and invest” legislation with HB 2020
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.
Senators call on NBC to make climate justice the focus of the first presidential debate
Three Democratic senators have released a letter calling on NBC News to make climate justice the focus of the first presidential primary debate.
Fracking now banned in Washington; Jay Inslee drops support for dirty gas projects
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.
NPI’s Gael Tarleton: Persistence and patience key to state’s big clean energy breakthrough
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.