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Amtrak Cascades has connected the Vancouver-Seattle-Portland corridor since 1995, offering a green travel alternative to I-5. Cascades handled over 800,000 annual riders in 2018 and 2019. However, in response to the pandemic, service has been...

Last week, the Board of Directors for Seattle Public Schools voted unanimously to pass a resolution committing the School District to transition to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2040, which requires eliminating all use of fossil fuels in...

Years ago, before Donald Trump became president before a global pandemic put the world on hold, I visited the town of Kalama for the first time. Kalama is about 30 miles north of Portland, right on I-5 in Washington. It's a small town, with antique...

On Feb. 6, Representative Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) released a legislative framework that is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore the Snake River, bring abundant salmon and steelhead to our region, and strengthen Northwest communities. The $33...

Accurate assessments of fossil fuel projects would demonstrate that these polluters are unhealthy for our communities and are destabilizing our climate. We have seen these impacts first hand. New Rules for Fossil Fuels is an opportunity to ensure...

Evergreen February 2021: Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity to Restore the Snake Rive

Evergreen January 2021 - Announcing our 2021 Legislative Priorities

In Washington state, homes and buildings are the single fastest-growing source of carbon pollution--up 50 percent since 1990--and contribute 27% of Washington’s climate pollution. These emissions largely come from furnaces, water heaters, stoves and...

As we welcome the new Biden/Harris Administration into the White House, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on 2020, and all that we’ve accomplished to restore the Snake River and its once-abundant fish runs. We believe that 2021 is poised to...

We have a BIG opportunity in 2021 to finally get ahead of industry proposals and advocate for strong protections against climate-wrecking fossil fuels! We know that coal, oil and fracked gas wreak havoc on our climate, put our health and safety at...