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Senate Energy Committee Holds Hearing on Building Efficiency Programs 3/11/2010

Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will review proposals that would reduce pollution and create hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs over the next two years through programs that make our homes and buildings more energy efficient.

Wilderness & Land Preservation News

Washington Forests May Fall Under the Ax 4/16/2009

2.7 Billion Dollars at Stake in Washington's National Forests 9/27/2007

Senate Votes To Protect Arctic Refuge 12/21/2005

Bush Plan to Repeal Forest Protections Draws Unprecedented Opposition in Washington State: New Report Underscores Values of Washingtonâ€™s Wild Forests 11/15/2004

Sportsmen, Environmentalists Assail Bush Administration National Forest Giveaway 7/27/2004

Our Rivers, Lakes & Streams News

1.3 Million Pounds of Toxics Discharged into Washington Waterways 1/28/2010

Report Shows State Water Quality Laws Not Enforced 6/30/2005

Mercury-Contamination Widespread in Washington: Highly Controversial Bush Plan Would Delay Reduction for at Least 10 Years 8/03/2004

Department Of Ecology Gives Mining Operation Permit To Pollute Washington's Water 5/06/2004

EPA Moves to Hold Company Accountable for Columbia River Contamination 12/11/2003

Ocean Conservation News

Risks from Expanded Offshore Drilling To Ocean and Beaches in Washington 10/29/2009

Environment Washington Supports Investment in Clean Water 3/30/2009

Saving Puget Sound: Washington Becomes First State to Ban Class of Toxic Chemicals 4/06/2007

New Oceans Report: Federal Government Make Little Progress Increasing the Number of Healthy Fish Stocks, Hides Failures Using Shell Games 3/29/2006

Contamination Forces Over 70 Beach Closings in Washington in 2004 7/28/2005

Toxic Free Future News

Toxic Chemical DecaBDE: EPA Says Phase It Out 12/18/2009

New Report Links Toxic Pollution with Health Hazards as EPA Acts to Restrict Pollution Data 3/22/2007

Washington State House of Representatives Passes Ban on Toxic Flame Retardants 2/17/2007

Legislature Fails to Pass Important Measure to Protect Children's Health and the Environment from Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs) 3/17/2006

Proposed Bush Administration Toxics Rule Lets Polluters Off the Hook 12/01/2005

Global Warming News

Senate Energy Committee Holds Hearing on Building Efficiency Programs 3/11/2010

President Obama Reiterates Call for Home Star Energy Efficiency Program 3/02/2010

President Obama Announces Plans to Reduce Global Warming Emissions by 28% by 2020 1/29/2010

Sub-national Governments Pave the Path Forward After Copenhagen 12/21/2009

States Leading Fight to Solve Global Warming 12/03/2009

Renewable Energy News

Future of America and the Planet Depends on a Clean Energy Economy 1/28/2010

President Obama Announces Clean Technology Tax Credit Awards to Spur Clean Energy Manufacturing 1/08/2010

New Report: Strong Energy Efficiency Policies in Energy/Climate Legislation Would Save Washington Families $200 per Year, Create 14,100 Jobs 9/09/2009

Obama Budget Brings Home the Green for Washington 4/20/2009

Coalition asks President-Elect to Repower America with Clean Energy and Rebuild our Ecomony 12/15/2008

Clean Air News

Barbour Letter Countered by Governors Representing a Nearly Equal Portion of the Country 3/10/2010

Governor Gregoire Signs Landmark Clean Car Bill 5/06/2005

Report Says Clean Cars Are Availableâ€¦But not for Washington Consumers 3/13/2005

EPA Cracks Down on Diesel Pollution 5/10/2004

Sustainable Transportation News

Plug-in Electric Cars Can Lower Global Warming Emissions, Oil Consumption and Unhealthy Air Pollution 2/11/2010

Record-breaking transit ridership saved fuel equal to the amount consumed by 139,500 cars in Washington last year. 9/22/2009

Coalition asks President-Elect to Revitalize our Transportation System and Our Ecomony 12/15/2008

Waterfront Redevelopment Plans Should Foster Ferry Travel Without Cars 11/17/2004

Report Challenges Gubernatorial Candidates to Tackle Washington's Transportation Problems 6/20/2004

More News

President Obama’s Budget Protects the Environment 2/02/2010

Environment Washington Applauds Washington's Environmental Champs 12/30/2009

American Voters send a Clear Message to Obama Administration and 111th Congress: Clean Energy Solutions are Key to Our Future 11/05/2008