Washington Audubon’s 2024 Legislative Agenda

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Al Bergstein

Washington Audubon has announced it’s critical policy priorities aimed at safeguarding our environment and promoting sustainable practices. In the upcoming 60-day session, they are focusing on the three priorities on the Audubon Washington legislative agenda, as well as the three priorities on of our partners at the Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC).

  1. Climate and Clean Energy: Back the continuation of the Climate Commitment Act, ensuring substantial investments in climate mitigation and adaptation. Support the Fair Access to Community Solar Act, empowering low-income Washingtonians in the clean energy transition.
  2. Coastal Conservation: Increase support for Puget Sound restoration (ESRP) and endorse the WRAP Act to combat plastic pollution. Support legislation establishing a bottle deposit system in Washington State.
  3. Sagelands Stewardship: Provide necessary funding for conservation districts, enabling private landowner voluntary stewardship. Allocate $10M for the creation of a Shrub-steppe Habitat Carbon Storage and Avoided Conversion grant program.

As a member of the EPC, Audubon also advocates for the three EPC environmental priorities this year: Hold Oil Companies Accountable, 100% Clean School Buses, and the WRAP Act.

You can support these issues by writing a letter of support at this link:

Email Your Legislators to Support Audubon’s 2024 Environmental Priorities | Audubon Washington | Audubon Washington

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Event: WA DOE air monitoring listening session on Jan 20th- Sign up now.

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Al Bergstein

There is an upcoming listening session that the Washington State Department of Ecology is holding. As part of the recently passed “Climate Commitment Act,” Ecology is looking to promote environmental justice and equity. One way we are looking to do this is by expanding air quality monitoring in overburdened communities. There will be two steps in this process:

1)      Identifying a set of overburdened communities.

2)      Installing new air quality monitors in those communities.

Ecology will be holding a listening session to hear from communities on January 20th starting at 6 PM. More information regarding this listening session and a link to register can be found here:https://ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Posts/December-2021/Clearer-skies-ahead.

You can read up more about the Climate Commitment Act here (there is a short discussion on the environmental justice piece): https://ecology.wa.gov/Air-Climate/Climate-change/Reducing-greenhouse-gases/Climate-Commitment-Act.

Please forward along to anyone who may have interest.

Shingo Yamazaki

Washington State Department of Ecology

Solid Waste Management Program, Industrial Section

PO Box 47600

Olympia, Washington 98504

syam461@ECY.WA.GOV

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