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…
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Register to Vote TODAY in WA! Last chance before the primary
Today – Monday, July 27 – is the deadline for Washington residents to register to vote or update your voter information online before the August 4 primary.
Celebrating Legislative Wins
We know that much is weighing on your heart and mind in these days filled with public health precautions. We continue to hold in our prayers those who are sick or at high risk, our health care responders, everyone at…
2020 Legislative Update: 5 Bills Stayin’ Alive
Great news! Five of Earth Ministry’s legislative priorities are still alive, including our top priority, a clean fuel standard! Here are the bills moving forward and a bit about each: 1. Clean Fuel Standard (HB 1110): Reduces the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by…
Goings-On at Earth Ministry Fall 2019
Earth Ministry Events & Presentations Earth Ministry’s recent congregational outreach included presentations at or events with First Presbyterian in Port Townsend; St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal on Whidbey Island; First Lutheran in Richmond Beach; Bothell United Methodist Church; St. James Cathedral,…
2019 Washington Legislative Session Sees Historic Environmental Wins
Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, as a part of the Environmental Priorities Coalition, actively supported several of these legislative priorities to become bills.
Faith and human rights groups call for answers to safety risks associated with Tacoma LNG
Tacoma, Wash.– A broad coalition of organizations representing indigenous communities, people of faith, immigrants’ rights advocates, and communities of color have come together to call attention to the safety risks associated with Puget Sound Energy’s eight million gallon liquefied natural…
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A Native American tribe demands the return of its spiritual relative — an orca
In this article, Earth Ministry's very own Jessie Dye, Senior Campaign Strategist, speaks of our moral obligation to care for creation. "Not one of [the Abrahamic Religions] would say letting a species such as the orca go extinct is good…
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Stand with the Puyallup Tribe against LNG
“Natural gas,” which in reality is “fracked gas,” is the next big fossil fuel industry threat, with an immediate danger in the form of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant being built adjacent to the Puyallup Tribe’s Reservation in Tacoma.…
Washington State Legislature Passes Oil Spill Prevention Act
Yesterday, the Oil Spill Prevention Act (SB 6269) passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote. This vote followed a bipartisan Senate vote this past Saturday and now heads to the Governor’s desk. Earth Ministry worked closely on this…
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Xwe’chi’eXen, Cherry Point, Protected for Good
Lummi Nation applauded Commissioner Goldmark and the Department of Natural Resources for honoring the tribe’s request to protect the lands of Xwe’chi’eXen, Cherry Point, by adding 45 acres of aquatic lands to the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve. Lummi was determined…