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Forest Service takes key step toward first national rule to protect mature, old-growth trees, forests
Announcement advances Biden’s 2022 Earth Day Executive Order
New Biden clean cars proposal will spur electric vehicle adoption, slash pollution
The Biden administration proposed Wednesday some of the most ambitious vehicle pollution limits in the world, following similar actions by many U.S. states. The pending rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is designed to ensure that all-electric cars make up as many as 2 out of every 3 new passenger vehicles sold in the United States by 2032.
Plastics Reduction Bill Passes Washington Legislature, Heads to Gov. Inslee for Signature
House Bill 1085 will increase access to refillable bottle options, require hotels to eliminate single-use plastics for personal care products, and reduce pollution from foam-filled floats and docks.
STATEMENT: New federal program to connect wildlife, reduce collisions with vehicles
Biden administration to provide key funding to states to protect animals, motorists
Public calls on White House for plan to replace Snake River dams
Today, fishermen, energy experts, rural businesses and families, salmon and orca advocates, and youth leaders all called on the federal government to develop a plan to remove the four lower Snake River dams and replace the services they provide before Northwest salmon- and the orca that rely on them- go extinct.
Statement: U.S. Senate introduces bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Bill would be the most significant investment in wildlife in a generation
Hundreds of thousands call on the EPA to slash soot pollution
Advocates with Environment America, PennEnvironment and U.S. PIRG joined other health and environmental groups to deliver more than 500,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters Tuesday in support of stronger limits on soot pollution.
Statement: Energy bill would wreak havoc on lands, waters and taxpayers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on H.R. 1, a major energy package focused on fossil fuels.
Statement: President Biden announces new monuments, policies to protect more nature
Avi Kwa Ame, Castner Range designations mark progress toward land protection goals
Statement: The Washington Recycling and Packaging Act moves past major legislative hurdle
On Thursday, the Washington House Appropriations committee advanced the Washington Recycling and Packaging (WRAP) Act with a vote of 19-12.