NEW: 2026 environmental legislative priorities announced! - Protecting Climate and Environmental Health Funding - Restore Wildfire Resilience Funding - Data Centers, Environmental Protection, and Affordability - Bottles and Cans Recycling Refund Act Join us: wcaction.us/EPC2026

We're about a month away from the 2026 Legislative Session! And we'll be announcing the 2026 EPC priorities very soon 👀 In the meantime, make sure you're signed up to receive weekly updates from us: wcaction.us/EPC2026 #legsession

EPC priority #SB5284, the Recycling Reform Act, was signed into law this weekend! ♻️ This is a big win for sustainability in Washington. #waleg

EPC priority bill, #HB1670, the Sewage Spill Right-to-Know Act, was signed into law this weekend! 🎉 This is a win for public health. #waleg

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 We noticed @govferguson has not signed our sewage spill bill HB 1670 into law! Send an email urging him to finish the job ASAP >> wcaction.us/HB1670.

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 The legislature did its part in passing EPC bills. Now, we need @govferguson to deliver on environmental priorities. Send a message to Governor Ferguson urging him to finish the job and sign HB 1670 and SB 5284 into law >> wcaction.us/Gov

That's a wrap! 🎉The WA Legislature concluded yesterday, April 27, and the EPC celebrates its environmental legislative and budget victories! Read more: waconservationaction.org/epc-defends-...

Prescribed burns are critical to healthy forests, safer communities and cleaner air.

FYI: HB 1670 made it through the concurrence vote in the House! Now, it's /for real/ headed to the Gov's desk! Thank you @victoriahunt.com for your fierce leadership and clean water advocacy this session! 🎉

EPC Partnership Agenda bill, #HB1563, which creates a Prescribed Fire Claims Fund, was signed into law yesterday! 🎉 This is a win for healthy forests, thriving communities, and supporting Indigenous cultural burning practices that have long nurtured healthy landscapes. #waleg

🎉BREAKING: HB 1670, the Sewage Spill Right-to-Know bill unanimously passed the Senate floor. ▶️Next stop: Gov. Ferguson's desk! #waleg

🎉GREAT NEWS: The Recycling Reform Act, SB 5284 passed the House floor! ➡️ Next stop: Gov. Ferguson's desk! All thanks to your swift action and support, along with bold leadership by Rep Berry and Sen Lovelett. Cheers to a more effective and equitable recycling system! #waleg

🚨URGENT: An important cut off deadline is this Wednesday, April 16, and we need the Sewage bill to pass the Senate by then! Send a message to your Senators urging them to pass HB 1670 >> wcaction.us/sewage

Now, it's time for 🚨WA LEG ACTION ROUNDUP🚨 First action: ♻️ Urge your Reps pass the Recycling Reform Act and the Recycling Return bill to revitalize our state’s recycling system: wcaction.quorum.us/campaign/117...

The Senate budget committee also passed HB 1563, the Prescribed Fire Claims Fund! Thank you to everyone who made this progress possible!

BILL UPDATE: The Sewage Right-to-Know Act made it through the Senate budget committee! Next step ➡️ Senate Floor. We thank YOU who took action and we thank the leadership from Rep. @victoriahunt.com, Sen. Vandana Slatter, and Sen. June Robinson for this progress!

#WALeg has an opportunity to expand our state's Clean Fuels Standard, reduce even more emissions, and further improve the quality of our air. Tell your lawmakers: Support HB 1409 to recharge the WA Clean Fuels Standard! climatesolutions.quo...#WALeg

🚨WA Leg Action Roundup🚨 We have FIVE actions for you to take. But first, read our takes on the newly released House and Senate budget proposals: wcaction.us/EPCaction

We're fighting for a better, more equitable recycling system for Washingtonians! Read more about what the Recycling Reform Act entails and where it's at in the legislature: www.axios.com/local/seattl...

URGENT! 🔥🔥🔥 We need your help signing in PRO for HB 1563 to create a fund for prescribed fire and cultural burning practices. #waleg SIGN IN PRO before tomorrow 1.30 p.m.: wcaction.us/1563

🚨WA Leg Action Roundup 🚨 Only one month remains in the 2025 Washington legislative session! FIRST ACTION Our state is facing a budget shortfall. We cannot afford to balance the budget with only cuts. Tell budget writers: Close the budget gaps with new revenue: act.sierraclub.org/actions/Wash...

In 2021, Washington passed HB 1168, committing $500 million over eight years to wildfire response, forest health, and community resilience. We need legislators to continue funding this vital work -- which has already transformed landscapes and lives. Read more: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-m...

On Friday, March 21, King County Superior Court Judge Sandra Widlan ruled that Initiative 2066 is unconstitutional and therefore struck down. This is a huge win for Washington families, affordable efficient energy, climate progress, and democracy! washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/21/j...

As legislators are making budget decisions, we must ensure that wildfire preparedness remains a priority. Send a message to your Reps to urge them to fully fund Washington’s Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community Resilience Account >> wcaction.quorum.us/campaign/114...

ICYMI: This week’s update at the WA Legislature! Read more at: wcaction.us/EPCaction

Clean Fuels are working for Washington—cutting pollution and accelerating our transition to clean, electric transportation choices. A new bill, already passed by the #WALeg House, will further strengthen this successful program. Now it's up to the Senate! www.climatesolutions...

🚨WA Leg Action Roundup 🚨We're past the halfway mark: Only 45 days to go in the 2025 Washington legislative session! Sign in PRO for SHB 1670 before TOMORROW, March 14: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

WA's Clean Fuel Standard is in its second year of cutting tailpipe pollution. #WALeg Senate lawmakers can now expand the program's success: HB 1409 will provide for greater pollution reductions and invest in expanding clean transportation solutions!

HB 1607 AKA the ‘Bottle Bill’ will increase recycling rates and reduce litter. Note your position as 'support' to help it advance in the legislature >> app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1607

Town Halls are a great way to engage locally, hold elected officials accountable, and make your voices heard for environmental priorities! We're uplifting five upcoming town halls happening in this week on Thursday and Saturday.

Take action! win.newmode.net/frontandcent...

Friends, thanks to your strong support, HB 1303, our bill to ensure that environmental justice is considered in Washington’s State Environmental Policy Act, is still alive!🌞 Please act by 4pm TODAY and tell your state representatives to stand with working families: win.newmode.net/frontandcent...

BREAKING: SB 5284, The Recycling Reform Act passed the Senate Floor! We're one step closer to recycling reform in WA! #waleg #EPC

🚨WA Leg Action Roundup 🚨 The house of origin cutoff is March 12. Bills must pass their chambers of origin by this deadline to move forward in the legislature. Urge Reps oppose the Spokane incinerator CCA exemption >> wcaction.quorum.us/campaign/112... #waleg #EPC

BREAKING: SHB 1670 PASSED the House Floor! Thank you for making your voices heard, let's keep up the momentum! #EPC #waleg

🚨WA LEG ACTION ALERT THREAD🚨 The fiscal cutoff is tomorrow, February 28. Bills must pass their committees by this deadline to move forward in the legislature. Tell your reps to support the CURB act and deliver on environmental justice: wcaction.quorum.us/campaign/112...

🚨URGENT: Action due tomorrow🚨 We need your help to Sign in ***CON*** for SB 5703 before the fiscal committee hearing TOMORROW, Feb 26. This bill exempts the Spokane incinerator from the Climate Commitment Act. Sign in CON >> app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

🚨WA Urgent Leg Action Roundup🚨 We need your help to Sign in CON for SB 5091 before the committee hearing on Friday, Feb 21 at 10:30 a.m. This bill threatens progress on clean cars and clean trucks. Sign in ***CON*** >>> app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

🚨Last but not least! Sign in PRO for the CURB Act, SB 5380 before the Senate committee hearing on Friday, February 21 at 10.30 a.m. This bill promotes environmental justice by considering the cumulative health risk and burden impacts. Sign in PRO >> app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

Sign in CON for SHB 1071 before the appropriations committee hearing on Saturday, Feb 22 at 9 a.m. HB 1071 only solves a small part of our state's recycling problem. EPC opposes it. The waste industry supports it. Sign in **CON** >>> app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

🚨Next up: Sign in PRO for SHB 1150 before the appropriations committee hearing on Saturday, Feb 22 at 9 a.m. Support recycling reform! Sign in PRO >>> app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

Next... 🚨 Sign in PRO for SHB 1670 before the appropriations committee hearing on Saturday, Feb 22 at 9 a.m. HB 1670 would requires Ecology to establish a public-facing website with maps and searchable sewage spill records. Sign in PRO >>> app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

🚨WA Urgent Leg Action Roundup🚨 We need your help to Sign in CON for SB 5091 before the committee hearing on Friday, Feb 21 at 10:30 a.m. This bill threatens progress on clean cars and clean trucks. Sign in ***CON*** >>> app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

Friends, your hard work is paying off! 😻 Thanks to everyone who took action #HB1303 (the #CURBPollution Act) will be heard in the #WAleg House Appropriations Committee TOMORROW at 4pm. Please sign in PRO ASAP! The submission form closes in about 24 hours: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

Communities that have been most impacted by pollution shouldn't keep being put in harm's way. WA's CURB Act will make sure that cumulative harms on impacted communities are considered when weighing new permits for polluting industries. Please sign in PRO today for SHB 1303: http://bit.ly/CURB-PRO

Check out our latest action digest >> wcaction.us/EPCaction Read about: - Environmental Lobby Day recap - New developments and actions to take for EPC priorities sewage spill right-to-know, clean trucks, and recycling reform act - Why a prescribed fires fund is important and how to support it!

The Climate Commitment Act funds clean energy, clean air, and healthy communities. And it remains resoundingly popular among Washingtonians. Lawmakers should resist efforts to divert CCA funds away from those priorities. www.columbian.com/ne...

VOTING REMINDER! 🚨 If you’re in one of the 32 counties with a special election on Tuesday, February 11 - PLEASE #VOTE! Vote by turning in your ballots to a county drop box or voting center by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Feb. 11.

Environmental Lobby Day attendees: Please be safe! We'll still be here!

Tomorrow, hundreds of activists will gather in Olympia to rally and lobby their legislators for environmental progress! We will be livestreaming the rally at 12.30 p.m. Tune in here: www.facebook.com/events/60382... #EnvironmentalLobbyDay