Washington State takes strongest clean commercial buildings action in the nation

The Washington State Building Code Council voted 11-3 today to adopt a new statewide commercial and multifamily building energy code that will be the strongest, most climate-friendly in the country by driving the transition to clean electricity for space and water heating.

Looking Back at the Fish Wars 50 Years Later

This fall marked the 50th anniversary of an event that sparked the landmark ruling by federal Judge George Boldt in U.S. v. Washington that upheld our treaty-reserved rights to hunt, fish and gather.

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Potlatch in prison: Tribal Sons by Frank Hopper

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May 13 2019 - Tribes outraged by EPA move to rescind water quality standards

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