OLYMPIA – With a strong bipartisan vote of 63-35, the House of Representatives passed a bill today to improve the way we prevent water pollution. HB 1472 would help remove…
Keeping dangerous chemicals out of our water
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Peterson bill to protect honeybees flies through House
OLYMPIA – Today 67 members of the House of Representatives swarmed to support Rep. Strom Peterson’s (D – Edmonds) bill to protect honeybee colonies and preserve pollen-rich food sources. House Bill…
Rep. Jessyn Farrell’s statement on HB 1449: The Oil Transportation Safety Act
“I was disappointed, but unsurprised at the news out of West Virginia yesterday. At this point, with derailments almost weekly, and the sheer amount of crude being brought into some…
Rep. Springer returns from legislative fact finding trip to UK
Legislators travel to discuss energy, natural resource & environmental policy issues OLYMPIA – Rep. Larry Springer, D-Kirkland, a long-time small business owner and leader in the House Democratic Caucus on…
Where’s all the carbon in our air coming from?
New research published in the journal Climactic Change shows that a remarkably small number of companies (90) are responsible for two-thirds of global warming causing carbon emissions. Between the years…