Local / Regional News
Save the WA Climate Commitment Act from climate arsonists – A Seattle Stranger report. Get involved at No on Initiative 2117
WA legislative recap from 350WA.org
League of Conservation Voters endorses Randall
Environmental Speaker Webinars: 4/30, 4pm — Building Climate Leadership, 5/2, 4:30pm – Lawyering for Climate Justice Thursday, 4pm. Register here.
May 12 – Climate forum with UW climatologist – 12:30-1:30 pm
Olympic Unitarian Fellowship
1033 N Barr Rd, Port Angeles
Tell the Board of Natural Resources: The time is now to restart the 10,000 acre carbon project! Sign the letter.
Haida Nation gets its BC land back
Save the orcas! Tell your senator now.
May 11 – Forest conservation celebration in Port Angeles, 1-4pm. Music, arts, crafts, and more. Family and dog-friendly. Wandering Joy Campground, 233035 US-101. Learn more at Elwha Legacy Forest.
Oregon Forest activists claim victory – BLM halts logging project
New film highlights Washington state efforts to save forests – Watch Living Legacies.
Big River: New book celebrates the Columbia River basin and its riverkeepers. Find more River news in the April Wild Salmon and Steelhead newsletter here.
National / International News
Before April 30, tell Citi execs you want a climate-safe future. Sign here.
Countries consider reducing plastic production by 40% – Read the Guardian report.
Landmark federal lands rule elevates conservation – a report from the Western Environmental Law Center
CBC Ideas podcast: Astra Taylor tells us that as the climate alters, evolved biological clocks erratically speed up or slow down, causing plants and animals to fall out of sync. In a world this out of joint, how could we possibly feel secure? But there is a path forward.
NRDC tells RFK to drop out of presidential race – Earth to RFK
Inspiration
Ordinary people with extraordinary impact: Goldman Environmental Prize winners
Seven change makers win the 2024 award, including Murrawah Maroochy Johnson who blocked development of Queensland’s Waratah coal mine which would have destroyed the nearly 20,000-acre Bimblebox Nature Refuge, added 1.58 billion tons of CO2 to the atmosphere over its lifetime, and threatened Indigenous rights and culture. Read about all the winners here.
Solutions
The Solutions Project amplifes climate justice solutions created by communities of color.
How folklore can shape our climate futures – Yes magazine reports folklorists are helping communities adapt to a new climate reality.
Petromasculinity is a thing – The historical narrative of fossil fuels as symbols of power, dominance, or strength are traits traditionally associated with masculinity. Read more in Queer Brown Vegan .
Exploring the forests of the sea – What are we doing to protect kelp?
Muskrats can save wetlands, but where are they? A Hakai report
Olympic Climate Action 