EM/WA IPL has collaborated with The Columbia River Treaty Non-Governmental Organization Caucus to forefront the regional value and responsibility to recover salmon and prioritize tribal communities whose traditional territories and foods center around the river.
Washington communities thrive when we have clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, and an economy rooted in sustainable local jobs.
Earth Ministry/WA IPL Signs Coalition Letter Urging Amazon to Stop Using Fossil Fuels to Power Data Centers
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
In a letter received by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on September 14, 2023, Washington St. Senator Maria Cantwell headed a letter expressing concern about TC Energy's proposed expansion of the GTN XPress pipeline.
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…
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.
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.
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…
Madison Mayhew from National Interfaith Power & Light spoke today at a press conference in front of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in DC on behalf of Earth Ministry/WAIPL and our partners Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon/OIPL and the #StopGTNXpress coalition. We MUST stop the GTN Xpress fracked gas pipeline expansion here in the Pacific Northwest and prevent Sen. Manchin's dirty permitting deal from gutting our nation's bedrock environmental law and making it easier to approve polluting projects without community input.
FERC will decide to approve or deny the GTN Xpress fracked gas pipeline expansion as soon as June 15. In this crucial time in the campaign to #StopGTNXpress, we are calling on Washington US Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to help protect our communities by speaking out publicly against GTN Xpress and join their colleagues in asking FERC to deny the project.
Our staff recently joined Earth Ministry/WAIPL community members and partners in Spokane to speak out faithfully for environmental justice and build connections. We held a Spokane Community GTN Xpress Teach-In and supported Catholic high school and college students from across the region at the Ignatian Advocacy Summit at Gonzaga University. The following weekend our staff gathered with partners at the Hope for Creation Conference, hosted by the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Whitworth University’s Office of Church Engagement, and The Fig Tree, to celebrate Earth Day.
Hundreds of faith and spiritual leaders, representing diverse communities and faith traditions, issued a sign-on letter this week that calls on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to deny a proposed expansion of the Gas Transmission Northwest XPress gas pipeline.
“The GTN Xpress fracked gas pipeline expansion goes against our values and threatens vulnerable communities and the environment. Faith communities across Washington are committed to caring for our neighbors, and we thank Governor Inslee for speaking out to FERC against GTN Xpress, joining nearly 300 Washington faith leaders who are also asking FERC to deny the project." - Rev. AC Churchill, Executive Director of Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light
