Washington's Environment Wins Big

"The public wants a healthier environment, and this Legislature really delivered."

  - Kurt Fritts, Executive Director, Washington Conservation Voters

Congratulations! You helped make the 2007 legislative session a huge success for the environment.

A coalition of environmental organizations approached the Legislature with an ambitious agenda, and ultimately achieved unprecedented success with passage of all four of the community’s priorities:

Clean Air/Clean Fuels, Save our Sound, $100 Million for Wildlife and Recreation Program and Eliminating Toxic Flame Retardants. 

Check out the recent news coverage about this historic session:

State gives green thumbs up John Dodge, The Olympian, April 23rd, 2007

“The success of all four coalition priorities speaks volumes about the priorities in Olympia,” said Clifford Traisman, state lobbyist for the Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters.

All four goals for environment met Rachel La Corte, Tacoma News Tribune—AP story, April 24th, 2007

“I’m proud of the environmental agenda,” Gov. Chris Gregoire said late Sunday after the Legislature adjourned. “I think it will go down as one of the most important environmental sessions.”

(This Associated Press story ran in over a dozen media outlets throughout Washington.)

Legislature: The people’s will Editorial, Seattle PI, April 24th, 2007

“Environmentalists went 4 for 4 on their top legislative priorities.”

Check out our website for coverage from the whole session: www.wcvoters.org