Calling on the President of the United States and the 117th Congress to seize the once-in-a-lifetime congressional opportunity to invest in salmon and river restoration in the Pacific Northwest, charting a stronger, better future for the Northwest, and bringing long-ignored tribal justice to our peoples and homelands.
A D’var Torah by Rabbi Josh Weisman for Parshat Bamidbar, originally published on T'ruah: the rabbinic call for human rights' website.
Washington's 2021 legislative session ended April 25. Click to learn more about the bills the Earth Ministry/WAIPL community supported and help pass this year!
Following statements from Washington’s Governor and U.S Senators expressing opposition to Rep. Mike Simpson’s (R-ID) proposal to honor treaty rights and save several species of salmon and steelhead on the verge of extinction, the Nez Perce Tribe immediately expressed disappointment in the notable absence of tangible solutions, recognition of the unique congressional opportunity before the Northwest, or acknowledgment of the dire situation that Columbia and Snake River salmon and steelhead face.
Earth Ministry/WAIPL's LeeAnne Beres is quoted in this press release from the Clean Fuels Coalition celebrating the passage of a clean fuel standard in Washington!
Bishop Richard Jaech of the SW WA Synod of the ELCA writes on the moral need for the Washington State Legislature to pass a clean fuel standard.
This week, representatives from 12 different Northwest Tribes spent two days discussing advancing a salmon and energy proposal from Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) that could make an unprecedented infrastructure investment in the Pacific Northwest to save imperiled salmon runs, protect inland agriculture industries, and transform the region’s energy supply for a renewable future.
This Letter to the Editor by Rev. Paul Heins was originally published in the Port Townsend Leader on April 7, 2021.
Earth Ministry/WAIPL was honored to co-sponsor A Passover Earth Seder for Everyone. Please see the recording and links in this post to learn more about this event and Rabbi Ellen Bernstein's The Promise of the Land haggadah.
The Yakama Tribal Council raised the breaching of the four Lower Snake River Dams with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, as documented in this article, originally published in The Columbian.
Faithful Advocacy
NW Tribal Leaders from the Yakama and Lummi nations, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation and the Tulalip, Swinomish and Makah tribes under the umbrella of the Northwest Tribal Salmon Alliance wrote and sent a letter to Biden and members of Congress from ID, WA and OR. This article was originally published in the Lewiston Tribune.
Earth Ministry/WAIPL's Program & Outreach Director Jessica Zimmerle spoke at a March 24 Zoom press conference hosted by the Power Past Fracked Gas Coalition and Earthjustice. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians and several environmental organizations have appealed Tacoma LNG's clean air permit and appeal hearings begin Monday, April 12.
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light entered into a covenant (or formal relationship) with Bellingham Multifaith Network for Climate Justice MNCJ) in February 2021.
The faith community showed up in strength to support SB 5141 (the HEAL Act) at a March 12 House Environment and Energy Committee hearing.
