The 2024 Washington State legislature has a short session so we have to act quick! Jan. 31st is the first hard cutoff– Bills will die if they haven’t passed out of policy committees. Green Amendment, Community Solar and the right to repair are in jeopardy. Here’s how to get involved:

Join 350.org’s Civic Action Team. Sign up to get 2 action emails a week and let our electeds know what you think.

The Sierra Club and environmental justice partners urge legislators to pass two key bills– Sign here . More info:

HB 1391, the Energy Upgrade Navigator Program bill, helps Washington residents access resources to transition to clean energy by simplifying information on the incentives, programs, etc.

HB 1589, the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Decarbonization bill, helps PSE – which continues to sell fracked gas– transition away from fossil fuels. 

Washington state pension program and climate action – Help pass  HB 2405! If you have a Washington State Pension,  350.org would love to connect with you! Learn more about state pension fund investments from this report.

Don’t repeal the Climate Commitment Act: Sign up for updates on I-2117, the proposed ballot measure to repeal the Climate Commitment Act. Keep climate progress moving forward.

Jan. 25: Protecting Salish Sea Natural Resources through locally-led, incentive-based conservation.  Subscribe here to receive the Zoom link for this Environmental Speaker Series event.

Feb. 3, 3-5 pm: Meet DAVE UPTHEGROVE, candidate for State Commissioner of Public Lands. Reception at Sons of Norway in Port Angeles. RSVP to  simone@newmanpartners.com or here.

Feb. 3: Vegan potluck Brunch, 11:30am to 12:30 pm  Bring vegan, gluten-free, whole foods. Adopting a plant-based diet is one of the most powerful climate steps we can take. Info- JuliaFBuggy@gmail.com. Location: Unitarian Universalist hall, 1033 N. Barr Rd.

Emissions concerns over massive Hoquiam pellet plant proposal – The task for the Olympic Regional Air Quality Agency is to issue an air quality permit to a pollution-emitting plant for which it has no precedent. Read more.

We won! Biden just halted largest fossil fuel expansion!? Bill McKibben celebrates.

Tell the Forest Service to protect old growth from logging – Sign the petition here.

The irony of “last chance” travel in the age of climate change – Vacations to see Greenland’s dying glaciers cause more emissions. Read more from Canadian Geographic

How U.S. protectionism is hindering offshore wind – a Hakai report

Electric cars drive cleaner – See the latest report

Film: Juice: Power, Politics & the Grid, a 5-part docuseries premieres on You Tube Jan. 31!