Congress should invest in green jobs to stimulate the economy and overcome this national crisis By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director No generation should have to endure a health and economic tragedy of the scale of this COVID-19 pandemic. But endure it we must. Can we find in this crisis opportunities for transformative progress, so society … Continued
Our new Healthy Watersheds Campaign seeks to strengthen regulations for Canadian mines and reduce threats to downstream ecosystems. BY MITCH FRIEDMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Imagine that today is February 5, 2030, ten years from now. An earthquake in the North Cascades unsettles a massive earthen dam that impounds an even more massive lake of toxic waste … Continued
Where our legislative priorities and other conservation bills stand as of mid-April. By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director The 2019 session of the Washington State Legislature is scheduled to end on Sunday, April 28. Though extensions and special sessions with budget negotiations dragging on into summer have been common in recent years, it’s still a good … Continued