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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:	Climate Crisis, 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.
Published at:	12:57 PM on Saturday, March 7th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment
Other Tags:	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.
Published at:	10:00 AM on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
Written by:	Richard McCartan
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Healthcare, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Consumer Protection, Reproductive Rights
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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:	Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Green Development
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King County Parks For All levy will pass; park improvements to continue over next six years

Excerpt:	King County's Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Spaces Levy is passing overwhelmingly. Funding will increase trail connectivity, trailhead parking, and community outreach.
Published at:	5:30 PM on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
Written by:	Bobby Aiyer
Categories:	Elections, Our Environment, Public Planning
Other Tags:	WA-Local
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SIFF Documentary Review: Reconnect to the effort to save Alaska’s salmon with The Wild

Excerpt:	Read NPI's review of The Wild, a new film by Mark Titus that examines the renewed campaign to stop the proposed Pebble Mine from inflicting massive damage on Alaska's Bristol Bay.
Published at:	7:03 PM on Sunday, June 16th, 2019
Written by:	Theresa Curry Almuti
Categories:	Our Environment, Views & Reviews
Other Tags:	Seattle International Film Festival
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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:	Climate Crisis, 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, Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Fiscal Responsibility, Insurance & Coverage, Nondiscrimination, Pollution
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Mammoth public lands bill gets resounding vote of support on final passage in U.S. House

Excerpt:	A bill that will expand our national parks system and permanently reauthorize the Land & Water Conservation Fund has cleared Congress.
Published at:	9:12 PM on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Public Planning
Other Tags:	Emergency Preparedness, Historic Preservation
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Documentary Review: “Silas” will take you inside the fight against corruption in Liberia

Excerpt:	Read NPI's review of "Silas" a documentary about the fight against corruption and exploitation in Liberia.
Published at:	4:30 PM on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
Written by:	Theresa Curry Almuti
Categories:	Our Environment, Views & Reviews, World Commmunity
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders, Film, Seattle International Film Festival
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate votes to ban fracking in oil and gas production

Excerpt:	Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could soon be banned in Washington State if a bill approved by the Senate on February 13th, 2019 becomes law.
Published at:	12:53 PM on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Climate Crisis, Energy & Power
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Individual Number One forces out Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior

Excerpt:	Ryan Zinke is leaving office, but the environmental destruction he's been the face of will sadly continue.
Published at:	9:15 AM on Saturday, December 15th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders
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Washingtonians rejected I‑1631, but that doesn’t mean they oppose a price on pollution

Excerpt:	Since I-1631 is unfortunately not going to become law in December, we need to get to work developing a new climate action plan, pronto.
Published at:	6:37 PM on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution, WA-Ballot
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NPI’s Gael Tarleton: It’s time to sprint to pass Initiative 1631 and save our common home

Excerpt:	It's time to act on climate! Read Gael Tarleton's speech thanking the Washington Conservation Voters for recognizing her as their Legislator of the Year and calling for passage of I-1631.
Published at:	10:23 AM on Friday, October 12th, 2018
Written by:	Gael Tarleton
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment
Other Tags:	Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution
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