CAFO Permit Hearing — Online Webinar

The Department of Ecology is holding a public hearing on the draft pollution discharge permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) with the opportunity to submit comments in an online webinar. The draft permit is missing key environmental requirements, and is inadequate for regulating industrial agriculture, which discharges fecal coliform, nitrates, and other bacteria to …

CAFO Permit Hearing — Yakima

  The Department of Ecology is holding a public hearing on the draft pollution discharge permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Yakima. The draft permit is missing key environmental requirements, and is inadequate for regulating industrial agriculture, which discharges fecal coliform, nitrates, and other bacteria to groundwater and surface water. Ecology needs to …

Public Meeting and People’s Hearing on Offshore Drilling

Landmark Catering and Convention Center 47 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA, United States

This month the federal government released a proposal to dramatically expand offshore drilling, potentially opening up nearly all federal waters to drilling lease sales for oil and gas. This includes the coastal waters of Washington State. You know as well as we do that this is a huge threat. The risk of a massive spill …

Canceled: 2020 Lobby Day

IMPORTANT UPDATE: After assessing the weather conditions expected for January 15th, we have decided to CANCEL our Clean & Abundant Waters Lobby Day event. Given the huge response and the interest we’ve received from throughout the region, we are looking to reschedule.  We’ll be sure to let everyone know when a new date is set. …

Clean & Abundant Waters Lobby Day 2020

Clean & Abundant Waters Lobby Day Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 11 am – 4:00 pm United Churches of Olympia 110 11th Ave. SE  |  Olympia, WA 98501 The Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Waterkeepers Washington (Puget Soundkeeper, North Sound Baykeeper, Spokane Riverkeeper, Twin Harbors Waterkeeper, and Columbia Riverkeeper) invite you to join our inaugural Clean & …

Advocacy 101: Plastic Pollution

Interested in advocating for clean water, but unsure where to start? Want to gather with like-minded clean water protectors and engage your community in positive change for Puget Sound? Join Puget Soundkeeper Alliance’s Policy Manager, Alyssa Barton, for our next Advocacy 101 event focused on stopping plastic pollution. You’ll hear an update on our recent beach cleanup …

2022 Legislative Wrap-Up

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Calling all clean water advocates! The end of the legislative session is near. Join us on Wednesday 3/16 for a recap of the 2022 legislative session and hear how clean water fared in Olympia. You'll get an update from Puget Soundkeeper on how our virtual Lobby Week went, learn the fate of our Clean & …

Advocacy 101: Plastics Pollution

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Join Puget Soundkeeper staff for a series of advocacy workshops that will equip you with tools to understand plastics policy, teach you to maximize the impact of public testimony, and empower you to make change for clean water. Our Plastics Pollution Crisis: How You Can Help Turn Off the Plastics Tap The first workshop in …

Advocacy 101: Bills, Laws, and Representatives

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Join Puget Soundkeeper staff for a series of advocacy workshops! We will equip you with tools to understand plastics policy, teach you to maximize the impact of public testimony, and empower you to make change for clean water. Bills, Laws, and Representatives: Understanding the Legislative Process If you're interested in environmental policy, legislative strategy, and …

Advocacy 101: Extended Producer Responsibility

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Join Puget Soundkeeper staff for a series of advocacy workshops! We will equip you with tools to understand plastics policy, teach you to maximize the impact of public testimony, and empower you to make change for clean water. Make Producers Pay: What is EPR? We'll look closely at Extended Producer Responsibility during the third workshop …

Advocacy 101: Raise Your Voice for Clean Water

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Join Puget Soundkeeper staff for a series of advocacy workshops! We will equip you with tools to understand plastics policy, teach you to maximize the impact of public testimony, and empower you to make change for clean water. Lobbying is Not a Dirty Word: Raise Your Voice for Clean Water This Advocacy 101 workshop will …

Advocacy 101: Putting it All Together

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Join Puget Soundkeeper staff for a series of advocacy workshops! We will equip you with tools to understand plastics policy, teach you to maximize the impact of public testimony, and empower you to make change for clean water. Putting it All Together: Advocacy in Action The culminating event in our Advocacy 101 series takes place …