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Media Release: Community Assemblies Energize Washington’s Democracy

Community members work closely with government to generate recommendations for policies or investments in their health ...

How is a Just Transition Showing up on Your Ballot in Washington State?

The election is almost upon us, and what feels shared across federal and state elections this ...

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Why We’re Voting No on I-2066

Let’s get straight to the point: We oppose Initiative 2066. Washington State is taking steps to ...

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Media Release: Frontline communities investigate state budget and progress toward environmental justice

Briefing to highlight community findings and recommendations to ensure that agencies advance environmental justice Frontline communities hit ...

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Legislature Short on Community Climate Commitments in Budget, Again; Agencies Must Pick Up Slack

The 2024 Washington State Legislative session adjourned in March, with legislators and Governor Jay Inslee approving ...

Data from the Frontlines: Our Draft Plan for Collecting Data at Washington Community Assemblies

This piece was originally published on the People’s Economy Lab website by Laura Nash. What is ...

Why We’ve Launched the
Just Transition Leadership Program

In the face of the climate crisis, the call for action has never been more urgent. ...

Frontline Communities Practice Earth Day Every Day

April has just ended and May has begun—did you have a good Earth Month? Last April, ...

Mel Baggs and the Intersections of Neurodivergency, Disability Justice, and a Just Transition

Besides being Earth Month and National Arab-American Heritage Month, April is also Autism Acceptance Month. What ...

Join Us for Community Education in Action!

As Amnesty International states, “The climate emergency is a human rights crisis of unprecedented proportions. The ...

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Coalition Leadership Statement on I-2117

The 2024 legislative session concluded on March 7th with no action taken on I-2117. That means ...

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Our Frontline Perspective on the 2024 Legislative Session

With the 2024 legislative session now behind us, it’s time to debrief and reflect on how ...

Now That Frontline Communities Have the Government’s Attention, How Will They Be Defined?

In the 2023–2025 budget cycle, over $650 million will be spent to benefit “Vulnerable Populations” and ...

No Peace, No Climate or Environmental Justice

On July 10, 2006, I arrived in Beirut, Lebanon for the first time.  Lebanon was the ...

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Media Statement: Did Legislature Live Up to Environmental Justice Promise in State Budget?

(Print Version) On March 6, the Washington State Legislature passed the final supplemental capital, transportation, and ...

Transportation Electrification Strategies for a Just Transition

By Aaron Fishbone and Sierra Suafoa-McClain When the clock strikes 12:01 AM on January 1, 2035, ...

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Media Statement: Advocating for Environmental Justice in the State Budget

Front and Centered Responds to Gov. Inslee’s Proposed 2024 Supplemental Budget Washington Governor Jay ...

Comprehensive Plans and Climate Justice:
HB 1181 in Action

Have you ever wondered how cities and counties decide what can be built where, which type ...

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Media Advisory: Washington’s Largest Environmental and Climate Justice Coalition Gathers in Ellensburg for Annual Summit November 3-5

(Print Version) Front and Centered, a diverse and powerful coalition of communities of color-led groups in ...

Linking Carbon Markets Won’t Benefit Our Frontline Communities

In the next few weeks, the Washington State Department of Ecology is set to deliver a ...

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Legislature Falls Short on Community Climate Commitments in 2023–2025 Budget

by Davin Diaz, with analysis support from Maiko Patschke Two years after the establishment of the ...

Keeping the Power on in Extreme Heat

Written by Mariel Thuraisingham, Clean Energy Policy Lead, andGuillermo Rogel Jr., Legislative and Goverment Relations Advocate ...

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Media Release: Community-based Organizations and Scientists Collaborate on Solutions to Health Disparities

Washington State-based researchers co-author report in Science regarding major Biden Administration environmental justice initiative (Print Version) ...

In Troubled Times, Pride Matters More

As a queer person, as a gay man, it’s been hard for me to figure out ...