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Although the holiday season is well underway and COVID-19 has changed so many of our lives this year, we’re still hard at work preparing for the 2021 Washington State legislative session. We wanted to let you in on a little--well, big--change early...

In early February, the Board of Directors for Seattle Public Schools will consider a resolution to eliminate all fossil fuels used in school facilities by 2040. This will ensure that schools use 100% clean, renewable energy for heating, cooling,...

The Enchantments, housed in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, is an extremely popular hiking destination that can be incredibly hard to score a camping permit. Because of this heavy use, the Enchantments permit area was designated a “Leave No Trace”...

Evergreen November 2020 | Top Five Ways The Biden Administration Can Help Public Lands

Transportation emissions are 44.6 percent of Washington State’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than half of which come from gas-powered cars. From a climate perspective, switching to electric vehicles is not enough. We have to limit how much we...

On November 2nd, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) accepted PSE's sale withdrawal, marking a monumental win for the Beyond Coal Campaign. This victory wouldn’t be possible without the Sierra Club volunteers--- hundreds of...

Thanks to advocacy by Sierra Club volunteers and dozens of partner groups, Washington state’s private energy utilities are prohibited through April 2021 from cutting off access to electricity or heat or charging late fees if customers can’t pay. But...

With President-elect Joe Biden set to take office in January, things are looking up for public lands in America. While the past four years have seen unprecedented attacks on publicly held and managed resources, there are a number of things the new...

Evergreen October 2020 | Big Wins in Washington State

I will be concise here - elections matter. Every election matters. While we know Sierra Club members turn out to vote in great numbers, we also know that some of our friends, family and neighbors aren't turning out. I urge you to take the time to...