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An interview with Amy Grondin, a commercial fisherman based out of Port Townsend, WA. Amy has become an outspoken advocate for conserving salmon habitat and ensuring these iconic species continue to thrive. When she’s not on her boat, Amy’s days...

While native fish populations swim at the brink of extinction and we battle to restore free-flowing rivers around the country, we simply cannot afford to build yet another irresponsible dam in the Northwest. Unfortunately, the latest proposal for...

On February 28th, the long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on Snake/Columbia River salmon recovery was released. The court ordered a new Environmental Impact Statement in 2016 to evaluate stronger measures for salmon recovery,...

However despite our best social distancing efforts, Sierra Club was disappointed to learn that fossil fuel construction projects have been deemed “essential” and are being exempt from the critical rules of social distancing. Time and time again,...

This Earth Day we are supporting our partners WA Youth Climate Strike who are organizing Earth Day Live, a three-day live stream from April 22 to 24 focused on demanding action on climate change, jobs, and justice. The live stream will include...

This edition features important updates on the 2020 Legislative Session and some opportunities to take action against COVID19!   As we deal with a global pandemic with COVID-19, we...

The 2020 legislative session saw important climate advocacy for Washington State. The brief 60-day session resulted in the passage of some important bills, but also some significant disappointments. We pushed for bills in Olympia that would help...

Thanks to your dedicated support across WA, protections for our state’s fish habitat and water quality took a big leap forward with the passage of suction dredge reform legislation (HB 1261). This was one of the priority bills for the Sierra Club...

The long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on recovering Snake and Columbia River salmon was released on February 28th. Sadly, the DEIS merely perpetuates the status quo and will fail to recover our endangered salmon, steelhead,...

On February 4th, the Federal Court of Appeals in Canada dismissed Indigenous legal challenges to the Trans Mountain project: a disappointing decision that vitally affects the First Nations on the pipeline and tankers route, and cuts deep for many of...