Climate & Equity Actions this Week
Today’s theme: Pros and cons, and working on the budgets, including a very exciting budget item (I know, it sounds like an oxymoron, but trust me).
Thank you for taking action with the 350 WA Civic Action Team! Today, we are asking you to advocate for the following:
• Zero-emission school buses
• Oppose increased punishment for assault on law enforcement officers
• Mercury-containing lights
• Noise mitigation around airports
• Oppose money for nuclear reactors
• Study assistance for low-income water utility customers
• Optimize use of Forest Trust Land Transfer funds
• Quinault forest land back to the Tribe
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Deadline: Friday 3/1 by 11:00 PM
HB 1368 creates a grant program to transition our state's K-12 bus fleet from diesel to electric while establishing the necessary charging infrastructure. It will slash GHG emissions while reducing kids' exposure to diesel exhaust, moving us towards a cleaner, greener future.
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Additional ideas for your comment
Did you send a comment to your Senator about HB 1368?
Did you send a comment to your Senator about HB 1368?
Run into issues with HB 1368 or need to elaborate?
2. Expanded definition of assault of an officer and expanded sentencing enhancement - SB 5299
Deadline: Monday 2/26 by 11:00 PM
This bill would expand the definition of assault of an officer to include off-duty law enforcement and expand the sentencing enhancement that applies to assaults of an on-duty enforcement officer.
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Additional ideas for your comment
Did you send a comment to your two Representatives about SB 5299?
Did you send a comment to your two Representatives about SB 5299?
Run into issues with SB 5299 or need to elaborate?
3. Producer responsibility for mercury-containing lights - HB 1185
Deadline: Friday 3/1 by 5:00 PM
This bill extends the existing producer-provided recycling program for mercury-containing lights and shifts financial responsibility to the manufacturers. It also phases out the sale of most mercury-containing fluorescent lights in 2029.
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📃 Please send a comment to your Senator and choose Support as your position before the deadline. Please ask them to ensure that HB 1185 is moved from Rules and given a floor vote, and vote yes in support of this important bill.
Additional ideas for your comment
Did you send a comment to your Senator about HB 1185?
Did you send a comment to your Senator about HB 1185?
Run into issues with HB 1185 or need to elaborate?
4. Mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts - SB 5955
Deadline: Friday 3/1 by 9:00 PM
The bill would set up a port district equity fund to award grants to port districts for inspection, repair or replacement of hazardous or faulty noise mitigation equipment.
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Did you email the 2 legislators about SB 5955?
Did you email the 2 legislators about SB 5955?
Run into issues with SB 5955 or need to elaborate?
Deadline: Thursday 3/7 by 11:00 PM
Oppose a $25,000,000 giveaway of public funds for an expensive new nuclear project at Hanford.
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📩 Please write an email to these 11 legislators by the deadline. Please ask them to reject the $25 million appropriation in the capital budget to Energy Northwest to support building up to 12 small modular nuclear reactors near the Columbia River at Hanford.
Email link not work for you?
Did you email the 11 legislators about SB 5949?
Did you email the 11 legislators about SB 5949?
Run into issues with SB 5949 or need to elaborate?
6. Assess the need for and feasibility of a statewide low-income assistance program for water utility customers - HB 2104
Deadline: Thursday 3/7 by 11:00 PM
Assess the need for and feasibility of a statewide low-income assistance program for water utility customers.
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📃 Please send a comment to your two Representatives and choose Support as your position before the deadline. Ask both of your representatives to concur with the Senate budget, to support the $300,000 Supplemental Operating Budget Proviso for the Department of Health and Department of Commerce to assess the need for and feasibility of a statewide low-income assistance program for water utility customers.
Additional ideas for your comment
Did you send a comment to your two Representatives about HB 2104?
Did you send a comment to your two Representatives about HB 2104?
Run into issues with HB 2104 or need to elaborate?
7. Trust Land Transfer proviso - SB 5949
Deadline: Thursday 3/7 by 11:00 PM
The Trust Land Transfer program protects heavily forested areas. The House and Senate have included $8M from the climate commitment act funding to conserve more than 1400 acres of forests. The six projects in the House budget would be the best use of funds.
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Email link not work for you?
Did you email the 3 legislators about SB 5949?
Did you email the 3 legislators about SB 5949?
Run into issues with SB 5949 or need to elaborate?
8. Quinault Legacy Forest Acquisition - HB 2089
Deadline: Thursday 3/7 by 11:00 PM
Supplemental Capital Budget Proviso to fund the Quinault Legacy Forest Acquisition with $25M.
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Email link not work for you?
Did you email the 3 legislators about HB 2089?
Did you email the 3 legislators about HB 2089?
Run into issues with HB 2089 or need to elaborate?
Awesome, you did it! Thank you and please let us know if you had any issues.
