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Washington State Legislature Approves Ultrafine Particle Study for Jefferson...
This is extremely good news to a start on finding out what kinds of pollution we are breathing and if the new biomass plants are actually doing something that needs cleaning up. That is, if they are...
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Veteran Puget Sound Activist Joins Sound Action
I’ve worked with Naki Stevens in the past, and can attest that she is a great asset to add to any team. This shows that Sound Action is really serious about becoming a major player in doing the...
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Legislature starts and new enviro bills kick off
And so it begins. I’ll do my best to keep up on this as it goes along. Ericksen, Ranker introduce dueling oil transportation safety bills...
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Forage fish study gets state’s full backing – Kitsap Sun
Beachwatchers photo Glad to hear that the legislature was able to fund this much needed study. The largest study of Puget Sound’s smallest fish received full funding in the new state budget….the study...
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WASHINGTON BUDGET BOOSTS FUNDING FOR MOST ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES –...
Great overview of the budget proposals and the actual numbers. This seems to be a bi-partisan effort. Glad that the Conservation Districts are getting a boost, which is something I’ve argued for over...
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Overview of Achievements by Olympic Peninsula Legislators – PDN
A good starting place to see what our elected officials actually accomplished, and what they didn’t. You can go to the state website and find the details of all these bills, by looking at the links to...
View ArticleMoney battles ahead for Wash. environmentalists
*1/15/11 Associated Press Money battles ahead for Wash. environmentalists By GEORGE TIBBITS – Associated Press SEATTLE — Along with every other interest group, environmentalists hope the programs...
View ArticleOil Spill Responders Face Budget Cuts
Ed: Let’s hope there’s one thing we can get through this year-after-the-Gulf-Spill 1/14/11 Kitsap Sun -Oil Spill Responders Face Budget Cuts By John Stang OLYMPIA — A major oil spill from a tanker ship...
View ArticleWash. enviros pushing fee on stormwater pollution
Washington state environmentalists are backing a legislative proposal that would charge a fee on stormwater pollutants, including petroleum, fertilizers and herbicides. The Associated Press SEATTLE —...
View ArticleLawmakers consider $30 fee for parks, forests
Well, the poor are the losers in this proposal. Those who can’t afford to pay to come to our parks, can just stay home, apparently. This is the sad outcome of a combination of voters who think they are...
View ArticleTwo views on future of biomass
The battle over biomass promise vs. reality continued last week, moving to Olympia … in my opinion, it seems better for the environment to be burning natural gas than wood waste..And then there’s that...
View ArticleFishing enthusiasts testify against merging outdoor agencies
So in a rush to save money, anywhere, State Senator Ranker and others in Olympia are racing to merge agencies. Is this merging without clear understanding of the consequences? It would seem so. I don’t...
View ArticleAn environmental scorecard from Olympia
5/9 Crosscut An environmental scorecard from Olympia By Daniel Jack Chasan A major bill to allow more transfers of development rights to dense areas fares well, as does the phase-out of coal plants....
View ArticleNew bill takes aim at derelict marine vessels – Whidbey News Times
While little of consequence for the environment has happened in Olympia, at least this very important bill found bipartisan support. More analysis to come, but thanks to everyone in Olympia who carried...
View ArticleShhh…Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership At Work – Salish Sea Communications
Mike Sato hits it right on the head. It’s time for Govenor Inslee to show us what this bureaucracy is doing, and if he’s really behind it or not. Getting it a leader that can actually lead would be a...
View ArticleFossil fuel industry invests in deceiving Washingtonians -Sierra Club
If there was one thing that I learned in lobbying for environmental causes in Olympia, it’s that my legislators often talked about the impact of the oil industry lobby. Here’s an interesting and from...
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