Session wrapped up with major environmental wins and progress. No images? Click here ![]() ![]() John, We’re officially a wrap on the 2025 legislative session! Governor Bob Ferguson signed bills and budgets into law so now we move forward. The 2025 legislative session was productive: Lawmakers passed statewide recycling reform after six years of advocacy. They required that sewage spill information be more accessible to the public. They reaffirmed our state’s commitment to clean fuels and a transition to cleaner trucks. They also made it easier for communities to practice prescribed and cultural burns. Governor Ferguson signing HB 1670, the Sewage Right-to-Know Act In a tough fiscal situation—a predicted $16 billion budget shortfall—legislators did not raid funds collected by our state’s historic carbon pricing law, the Climate Commitment Act. That money will continue to support energy efficiency and to help communities across the state adapt to climate change. With our partners and with representatives and senators in Olympia, Washington Conservation Action worked fiercely to make all these things a reality. But we didn’t do it alone. Making environmental progress is a team effort. We always keep that top of mind. There are too many allies and environmental champions to thank in a single email, but we’d like to give a shout out to those responsible for some of this year’s biggest victories:
With allies like these, we continue to protect people and nature as one. Thanks for all that you do to support this. With gratitude, Darcy Nonemacher (she/her) |