WHEREAS the fossil fuel industry is ramping up plastics production to backfill losses in use of fossil fuels for energy and transportation with little to no effort to make recyclable packaging (1), many consumer...
WHEREAS Washington has a statutory requirement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Washington electricity generation to zero by 2045 (1) and expansion of solar energy production is one means of achieving this goal;...
WHEREAS the Washington State Democratic Central Committee agrees with the urgent need to replace benefits currently provided by the Lower Snake River (LSR) dams, consistent with the Washington State Democratic Party 2022 Platform (1)...
WHEREAS Washington State has a clear and urgent need for affordable housing that starts and remains affordable; and WHEREAS over the past few years numerous bills asserting to advance affordable housing including tiny houses...
Whereas, defined benefit pensions are becoming less popular than they used to be while Wall Street has ruined 401k plans and have received bailouts as people with far less money in. their 401k’s have...
WHEREAS in 2021, the expanded Child Tax Credit (or “CTC”) helped millions of families buy food, pay rent, and cover utilities; and, WHEREAS the 2021 CTC expansion is the most significant investment in reducing...
WHEREAS housing is a human right and should be guaranteed to everyone; and WHEREAS urban and suburban centers with access to transit, jobs, and resources have historically stifled housing production and suppressed a variety...
WHEREAS Washington State’s population is expected to reach 10 million by mid-century according to the Office of Financial Management forecast1, and WHEREAS urban sprawl encroaches on farmlands, forests, shrub-steppe and other critical habitats, the...
WHEREAS the Washington State Legislature will take up the issue of transportation funding in the midst of a climate crisis, with transportation creating 45%1 (and increasing2) of Washington State’s greenhouse gases; WHEREAS Washington State...
WHEREAS the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that it is imperative that we reduce greenhouse gas emissions by half of 2010 levels by the climate tipping point of 2030 in order...
