Environment Washington’s 2024 Legislative Recap
The 2024 legislative session has come to a close. Read on to learn about environmental progress we're celebrating, and some of the missed opportunities we'll continue to work towards next year.
Milestones
Milestones we’ve shared on the path to a greener future.
Cleaner air to breathe and cleaner water to drink. Cleaner energy to power our lives and a more livable climate for our children and their children. A greater abundance of open spaces and wildlife. These are among the milestones that our staff, members and supporters have achieved on the path to a greener, healthier future.
The Latest on Milestones
Statement: Fed govt. approves nation’s largest wind farm off Virginia’s coast
2023 Legislative Wins and Missed Opportunities
Updates
Tracking progress in Olympia
Plastic reduction bill advances with bipartisan support
A big win for the environment: Washington single-use plastic bag ban takes effect
Featured Resources
The Great American Outdoors Act
The Latest
Environment Washington’s 2023 Program Agenda
Washington’s natural wonders enrich our lives in countless ways. Here are our Environment Washington's program priorities for 2023 to protect Washington's air, water, and special places.
Progress on plastic, climate action, and saving salmon: a review of 2022
As we shut the door on 2022 and prepare for the Washington State Legislature’s 2023 session, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of our organizing highlights from the year.
From Earth Day 1970 to 2022: A story of progress
The rise of solar power since the first Earth Day is just one example of how far we’ve come
Four decades later, another win for the Boundary Waters
The Biden administration canceled mining leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness -- a place that our network first helped protect way back in 1978.
