The status of many major initiatives in Olympia, both environmental or not. I met yesterday with Senator Van de Wege, and the bill to strengthen shoreline protection by empowering Washington State Fish and Wildlife with greater enforcement powers, (among other issues) is still alive. A hearing on it will be held next Tuesday, according to Senator Van de Wege, who seems to be taking on many of the issues that ex-Senator Kevin Ranker was working on. Those are pretty big shoes to fill, so we will continue to watch the progress of the bills that he will be shepherding through the Senate.