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On the heels of the Salmon Orca Summit, EarthJustice filed a motion for injunctive relief in federal district court for Snake River salmon on behalf of a set of NGO’s including the Sierra Club. The injunction is part of our overall strategy to...

Evergreen June 2021

Netse Mot is about a commitment to protecting the Salish Sea, salmon, qwe’lhol’mechen (orcas), treaty rights and indigenous ways of life. While the effort has also included sustained opposition to infrastructure projects like the Transmountain...

The Washington State Department of Ecology is asking for public comment on its DRAFT Sewage Solids (Biosolids) General Permit through July 12.

Right now, Congress is considering adding essential funding for salmon and orca in infrastructure and reconciliation legislation. We must honor our commitments to the tribes and break the cycle of neglect and failure that has gone on for far too...

Evergreen May 2021: Where do we go from here? Reflections on the 2021 Legislative Session

With important wins under our belt, we have a lot to celebrate! But the work of securing a climate resilient future doesn’t stop. Planning for what comes next is well underway. That’s why I wanted to share with you an early preview of what we’re...

Hey fossil fuel fighters! Remember the TransMountain (TMX) pipeline and tanker project? It is a reckless project that would increase tanker traffic through shared Washington and British Columbia waters by seven hundred percent, endangering the...

Mariska Kecskes started with Sierra Club in February and is a few months into her not-so-new role as an organizer with the WA Chapter. She will be focusing on some of Sierra Club’s longest-running efforts, preserving forests and rivers. I caught up...

The Columbia River Team is charged with speaking for the national Sierra Club on modernizing the Columbia River Treaty and restoring salmon above Grand Coulee Dam, returning home to ancestral spawning waters of time immemorial.