The 2024 Earth Day theme is “Planet vs. Plastic.” We hope you find some of the resources helpful!
Earth Day: A Look at Microplastics in Washington
Category: Climate News
Earth Ministry/WA IPL Signs Coalition Letter Urging Amazon to Stop Using Fossil Fuels to Power Data Centers
Earth Ministry/WA IPL Signs Coalition Letter Urging Amazon to Stop Using Fossil Fuels to Power Data Centers
BREAKING NEWS
The U.S. Government Commitments in Support of the “Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative” and in Partnership with the Six Sovereigns lays a clear path forward for free-flowing river
FERC Rejects Community Concerns; Approves GTN Xpress Pipeline Proposal
FERC Rejects Community Concerns; Approves GTN Xpress
Tacoma Mega Warehouse
History/Background In late 2021, Bridge Point Tacoma LLC, a subsidiary of Bridge Industrial, acquired 160 acres of land in South Tacoma with plans to build a 2.5 million square foot Mega-Warehouse, the equivalent of 50 football fields of warehouse. Inspite…
Inflation Reduction Act
In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law and included the greatest investment in climate care provisions in history. The IRA puts the United States on the path to cutting greenhouse gas net emissions by up to 44% by 2023. Most notable for our community – nonprofits, including houses of worship, will also have access to these funds to finance projects for wind and solar, EVs, efficiency upgrades, heat pumps, and much more for nonprofits.
Inflation Reduction Act
In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law and included the greatest investment in climate care provisions in history. The IRA puts the United States on the path to cutting greenhouse gas net emissions by up to 44% by 2023. Most notable for our community - nonprofits, including houses of worship, will also have access to these funds to finance projects for wind and solar, EVs, efficiency upgrades, heat pumps, and much more for nonprofits.
2023 All Our Relations Snake River Campaign
Artwork credit: © A. Cyaltsa Finkbonner, 2023 Starting Sept 23rd, 2023, the intertribal nonprofit Se’Si’Le’ will join with coalition partners, including Native Organizers Alliance, Nimíipuu Protecting the Environment, and KHIMSTONIK begin an eight-day journey across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho (September 23 - October 1). The journey starts…
Recapping the 2023 Washington State Legislative Session
The 2023 Washington state legislative session ended April 23. Thanks in part to the faithful advocacy of the Earth Ministry/WAIPL community we have a lot to celebrate! Here’s how our priority bills and budget items ended up:
Climate Revival encourages local environmental action
Photo credit: Olivia Hobson, Cascadia Daily News The First Congregational Church of Bellingham hosted a Climate Revival event Nov. 5, bringing religious leaders, city employees and faith-based organizations together to talk about climate change and environmental justice.
Speaking up for Clean Buildings
The Earth Ministry/WAIPL community joined with over 75 groups and 4600 individuals who submitted supportive written comment for updating Washington’s building codes for new residential buildings.
Fracked Gas is Not Faithful: Support clean energy homes
You may remember a victory we celebrated earlier this year when the Washington State Buildings Code Council (SBCC) passed the most climate-friendly building codes in the nation! Starting in July 2023, all new commercial and large multifamily buildings will be required to be built with high-efficiency electric heat pumps for water and space heating.
MNCJ’s Sacred Earth Fair a Success
The Bellingham Multifaith Network for Climate Justice (MNCJ)'s Sacred Earth Fair on July 31 was a wonderful time for building community and resilience in the midst of the climate crisis. Click to see pictures from the fair!
Help get clean fuels over the finish line
You may remember how we celebrated passing a Clean Fuel Standard through the Washington State Legislature last year. This bill was one of our legislative priorities for four long years, throughout which the Earth Ministry/WAIPL community kept showing up to articulate our moral responsibility to reduce transportation pollution and create more healthy, equitable options for how we get around. Now, we’re carrying forward this persistence to see the bill through to the finish line. Rulemaking about how to implement the Clean Fuel Standard is underway and we’re advocating for it to be as strong as possible. Submit your comment today!
Faith communities ally for climate justice; to hold Sacred Earth Fair
"For the believer as well as the nonbeliever, the plagues of heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods and storms — extreme weather events brought about by climate change — are bedeviling the environment and the lives of people all over the world. The crisis is forcing communities to question their relationships to nature and the world around them. As environmental consciousness grows, members of faith communities are among those seeking to engage with the reality of the climate crisis."