Front and Centered
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We are a statewide coalition of frontline communities—that means communities of color, Indigenous peoples, immigrants and refugees, and anyone else on the frontlines of climate change and environmental harm. We center equity for a #JustTransition.
Hey friends, we're closed for the rest of 2025! You will probably see some updates here cuz social media never sleeps 😁 but our offices are closed and we'll be back in full swing on Jan. 5. 🤗 Happy #WinterSolstice and make sure to take time to connect with loved ones and practice self-care! 🥰
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hey friends, we're closed for the rest of 2025! You will probably see some updates here cuz social media never sleeps 😁 but our offices are closed and we'll be back in full swing on Jan. 5. 🤗 Happy #WinterSolstice and make sure to take time to connect with loved ones and practice self-care! 🥰
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Record rains continue to impact communities across Washington, with flood warnings ongoing, three tribes declaring emergencies, and thousands of residents forced to evacuate due to rising waters.
www.underscore.news/land/washing...
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Washington State Tribes Call State of Emergency Following Historic Rains - Underscore Native News
As record rains and floodwaters swept across Washington state last week, Native nations in the region called a state of emergency.
www.underscore.news
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Record rains continue to impact communities across Washington, with flood warnings ongoing, three tribes declaring emergencies, and thousands of residents forced to evacuate due to rising waters.
www.underscore.news/land/washing...
www.underscore.news/land/washing...
There could be confusion as National Guard members contribute to #flooding relief efforts and some people no longer view them as friendly after deployments this year in cities like Los Angeles and Portland, said Edgar Franks of Familias Unidas por la Justicia. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Language, fear of targeting complicates immigrant flood response
Some immigrants and farmworkers have been navigating extra challenges this week amid historic flooding in Western Washington, advocates said.
www.seattletimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
There could be confusion as National Guard members contribute to #flooding relief efforts and some people no longer view them as friendly after deployments this year in cities like Los Angeles and Portland, said Edgar Franks of Familias Unidas por la Justicia. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
C2C: "Despite rising water & the ongoing evacuation alerts, two farms kept their workers in the fields working from before sunrise to after sunset, less than a mile from the river, some working with heavy equipment that gets easily stuck in the mud." www.foodjustice.org/blog/2025/12... #foodjustice
How Much is a Farmworkers Life Worth? — C2C
We are human and our lives are not to be sacrificed during a climate emergency! As floodwaters rose in Skagit Valley, the majority of farms and businesses respected the County’s emergency eva...
www.foodjustice.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
C2C: "Despite rising water & the ongoing evacuation alerts, two farms kept their workers in the fields working from before sunrise to after sunset, less than a mile from the river, some working with heavy equipment that gets easily stuck in the mud." www.foodjustice.org/blog/2025/12... #foodjustice
Dr. Danielle Endres on #nuclear decolonization: “An #Indigenous theory of social change, a counter-story to nuclear colonization, which describes how nuclearism & settler colonialism converge to disproportionately harm Indigenous peoples, lands & lifeways.” www.gorgeaspirations.org/post/nuclear...
Nuclear Decolonization in Utah: Centering Communities, Accountability, and Environmental Justice
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
(385) 202-5199 (c)
(801) 355-5055 (o)
Carmen@healutah.org
www.gorgeaspirations.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Dr. Danielle Endres on #nuclear decolonization: “An #Indigenous theory of social change, a counter-story to nuclear colonization, which describes how nuclearism & settler colonialism converge to disproportionately harm Indigenous peoples, lands & lifeways.” www.gorgeaspirations.org/post/nuclear...
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Healthcare is a human right. It should be reliable, safe, and nurturing.
Our healthcare system continues to marginalize poor and working-class communities and fails to address the deep racial disparities in access and care.
Art by César Maxit: www.creativewildfire.org/poster-portf...
Our healthcare system continues to marginalize poor and working-class communities and fails to address the deep racial disparities in access and care.
Art by César Maxit: www.creativewildfire.org/poster-portf...
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Healthcare is a human right. It should be reliable, safe, and nurturing.
Our healthcare system continues to marginalize poor and working-class communities and fails to address the deep racial disparities in access and care.
Art by César Maxit: www.creativewildfire.org/poster-portf...
Our healthcare system continues to marginalize poor and working-class communities and fails to address the deep racial disparities in access and care.
Art by César Maxit: www.creativewildfire.org/poster-portf...
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The person who was killed last night crossing Beacon Ave on a bike by a hit-and-run driver was named Allie. They were described as a "hard-core cyclist."
The vigil/protest is expected to take over Beacon and Stevens until midnight, if SPD lets that happen.
The vigil/protest is expected to take over Beacon and Stevens until midnight, if SPD lets that happen.
December 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The person who was killed last night crossing Beacon Ave on a bike by a hit-and-run driver was named Allie. They were described as a "hard-core cyclist."
The vigil/protest is expected to take over Beacon and Stevens until midnight, if SPD lets that happen.
The vigil/protest is expected to take over Beacon and Stevens until midnight, if SPD lets that happen.
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Sadly, I'm kind of used to >1700 dead after flooding in SE Asia & it not being high-profile in UK news.
But potentially 100 000 under evacuation orders in USA & it's still barely registering. We have normalised the climate crisis so quickly (BBC don't mention climate)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But potentially 100 000 under evacuation orders in USA & it's still barely registering. We have normalised the climate crisis so quickly (BBC don't mention climate)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thousands ready to evacuate as flooding hits Pacific Northwest
Several days of heavy rain have swollen a number of rivers causing major flooding in parts of Canada and the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Sadly, I'm kind of used to >1700 dead after flooding in SE Asia & it not being high-profile in UK news.
But potentially 100 000 under evacuation orders in USA & it's still barely registering. We have normalised the climate crisis so quickly (BBC don't mention climate)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But potentially 100 000 under evacuation orders in USA & it's still barely registering. We have normalised the climate crisis so quickly (BBC don't mention climate)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Familias Unidas por la Justicia, a local farmworker union, has been advocating for paid hazard leave for #farmworkers since the pandemic, said Rosalinda Guillen, founder of Community to Community Development in Bellingham. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/dec/11/...
Organizers raise alarm after spotting farmworkers in fields in Skagit County amid floods | Cascadia Daily News
During disasters, laborers get put in positions of 'risking their lives or not getting paid'
www.cascadiadaily.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Familias Unidas por la Justicia, a local farmworker union, has been advocating for paid hazard leave for #farmworkers since the pandemic, said Rosalinda Guillen, founder of Community to Community Development in Bellingham. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/dec/11/...
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Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict, because a complex constellation of factors guides the decision to pick up and move. But some experts say a historic population shift has already begun, and Western Washington should start preparing now to become a “climate haven.”
Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration?
www.kuow.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict, because a complex constellation of factors guides the decision to pick up and move. But some experts say a historic population shift has already begun, and Western Washington should start preparing now to become a “climate haven.”
“Blotting out the majesty of America’s national parks with a closeup of his own face is Trump’s crassest, most ego-driven action yet," said @biologicaldiversity.org Director Kierán Suckling. "The national parks are not a personal branding opportunity." washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/10/r...
Public lands group files suit over new national park pass that features Trump • Washington State Standard
WASHINGTON — A public lands advocacy group sued the Trump administration in federal court Wednesday over the inclusion of President Donald Trump’s face on the forthcoming National Park annual pass.
washingtonstatestandard.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“Blotting out the majesty of America’s national parks with a closeup of his own face is Trump’s crassest, most ego-driven action yet," said @biologicaldiversity.org Director Kierán Suckling. "The national parks are not a personal branding opportunity." washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/10/r...
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I’m but a simple country theoretical physicist, and I can say, in my professional capacity, “datacenters in space” is so colossally, monumentally stupid that it is difficult to know where to start with which laws of physics the idea is spitting in the face of the most.
“.. Skeptics believe the technical risks are being underestimated and say space-based data centers won’t be competitive on cost, especially if power and other constraints ease on the ground.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/tech/bezos-a...
@wsj.com
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December 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m but a simple country theoretical physicist, and I can say, in my professional capacity, “datacenters in space” is so colossally, monumentally stupid that it is difficult to know where to start with which laws of physics the idea is spitting in the face of the most.
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Catastrophic flooding in BC and WA is putting thousands at risk.
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Washington State Flooding Intensifies, Prompting Rescues and Evacuations
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Catastrophic flooding in BC and WA is putting thousands at risk.
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
"Permitting reform deregulation proponents ignore that #NEPA was designed to safeguard the health and wellbeing of communities in which these projects are sited." @weact4ej.bsky.social #Storymap
And the premise for needing #SPEEDAct #PermittingReform is essentially made up. Check out this cool story map from @weact4ej.bsky.social:
NEPA Does Not Delay
Deregulation is Not the Solution for Clean Energy
storymaps.arcgis.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Permitting reform deregulation proponents ignore that #NEPA was designed to safeguard the health and wellbeing of communities in which these projects are sited." @weact4ej.bsky.social #Storymap
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This Friday, EESI's final briefing of 2025 will cover the status of 12 key clean energy tax credits!
Panel:
⚡ @sethhanlon.bsky.social, @taxlawcenter.org
⚡ Jillian Blanchard, @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
⚡ Katelyn Dean, @efifoundation.org
RSVP: ow.ly/8tee50XGtzS
Panel:
⚡ @sethhanlon.bsky.social, @taxlawcenter.org
⚡ Jillian Blanchard, @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
⚡ Katelyn Dean, @efifoundation.org
RSVP: ow.ly/8tee50XGtzS
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This Friday, EESI's final briefing of 2025 will cover the status of 12 key clean energy tax credits!
Panel:
⚡ @sethhanlon.bsky.social, @taxlawcenter.org
⚡ Jillian Blanchard, @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
⚡ Katelyn Dean, @efifoundation.org
RSVP: ow.ly/8tee50XGtzS
Panel:
⚡ @sethhanlon.bsky.social, @taxlawcenter.org
⚡ Jillian Blanchard, @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
⚡ Katelyn Dean, @efifoundation.org
RSVP: ow.ly/8tee50XGtzS
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It's that time again! PNW Water Year 2025 Survey. Fill out the survey below to share your experience with abnormally dry or wet conditions this past year.
The deadline to fill out the PNW Water Year 2025 survey was extended to Friday, December 12th! ☀️🌧️
If you experienced impacts from abnormally dry or wet conditions anytime from 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025, we'd love to hear from you!
🔗 Take the survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you experienced impacts from abnormally dry or wet conditions anytime from 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025, we'd love to hear from you!
🔗 Take the survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
2025 Water Year Impacts Survey
Water year 2024 has now ended and conditions were warmer than normal and drier than normal for a majority of the Northwest, on average. How was the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, or Idaho) impacted? ...
uwashington.qualtrics.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It's that time again! PNW Water Year 2025 Survey. Fill out the survey below to share your experience with abnormally dry or wet conditions this past year.
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"Who is going to clean this up at the end of its useful life?" is a question opponents love to ask wind and solar devs, which O&G driller have been skillfully avoiding for quite some time.
I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Who is going to clean this up at the end of its useful life?" is a question opponents love to ask wind and solar devs, which O&G driller have been skillfully avoiding for quite some time.
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NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
“[Data centers] require massive amounts of energy and if they're not using clean energy from the start, that can threaten our ability to meet our state's climate and clean energy goals if they're relying on #fossilfuels,” said Zachariah Baker @nwenergy.bsky.social. www.kuow.org/stories/shou...
Should WA data centers generate their own clean energy to get tax breaks?
A Washington workgroup is preparing to send recommendations to Gov. Bob Ferguson on balancing sustainability and economic goals when it comes to the AI data center building boom. But one omission has ...
www.kuow.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“[Data centers] require massive amounts of energy and if they're not using clean energy from the start, that can threaten our ability to meet our state's climate and clean energy goals if they're relying on #fossilfuels,” said Zachariah Baker @nwenergy.bsky.social. www.kuow.org/stories/shou...
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Black Appalachia Coalition with a spot-on, scientifically grounded analysis of data centers which
1) destroy air quality and water
2) seize land
2) target unincorporated Black communities lacking local government
4) = environmental racism dressed in technology
open.substack.com/pub/blackapp...
1) destroy air quality and water
2) seize land
2) target unincorporated Black communities lacking local government
4) = environmental racism dressed in technology
open.substack.com/pub/blackapp...
Environmental Slavery in the AI Era: The Hidden Cost of the Data Economy
Dr. Sacoby Wilson joins BLAC to expose how data centers, deregulation, and political neglect are creating new sacrifice zones—and why community power remains our strongest defense.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Black Appalachia Coalition with a spot-on, scientifically grounded analysis of data centers which
1) destroy air quality and water
2) seize land
2) target unincorporated Black communities lacking local government
4) = environmental racism dressed in technology
open.substack.com/pub/blackapp...
1) destroy air quality and water
2) seize land
2) target unincorporated Black communities lacking local government
4) = environmental racism dressed in technology
open.substack.com/pub/blackapp...
The complaint says internal scientific research from as early as 1960s warned oil executives that burning petroleum products would drive severe climate outcomes. Complaint seeks damages tied to increased insurance premiums they say were caused by decades of deception. mynorthwest.com/local/big-oi...
Lawsuit: Big Oil’s decades of climate deception fueled WA’s soaring home insurance costs
A federal lawsuit reveals how climate deception by Big Oil drives up home insurance costs in Washington, impacting homeowners.
mynorthwest.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The complaint says internal scientific research from as early as 1960s warned oil executives that burning petroleum products would drive severe climate outcomes. Complaint seeks damages tied to increased insurance premiums they say were caused by decades of deception. mynorthwest.com/local/big-oi...
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The newly elected National Congress of American Indians executive committee was sworn in during the annual conference held in Seattle, Washington from November 16-21, 2025.
The executive committee will serve a two-year term from 2025-2027.
✍️: @lunabreyna.bsky.social, UNN + ICT
#NCAI2025
The executive committee will serve a two-year term from 2025-2027.
✍️: @lunabreyna.bsky.social, UNN + ICT
#NCAI2025
NCAI Leadership Elected for Two-Year Term - Underscore Native News
Members of the largest and oldest tribal organization have selected its executive committee leaders.
www.underscore.news
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The newly elected National Congress of American Indians executive committee was sworn in during the annual conference held in Seattle, Washington from November 16-21, 2025.
The executive committee will serve a two-year term from 2025-2027.
✍️: @lunabreyna.bsky.social, UNN + ICT
#NCAI2025
The executive committee will serve a two-year term from 2025-2027.
✍️: @lunabreyna.bsky.social, UNN + ICT
#NCAI2025
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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To give you an idea about just how eventful the end of COP30 was, I wrote and rewrote this entire 2000 story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social three times over a period of about six hours as it was all happening.
COP-tastrophe: How the COP of Implementation, Truth, Forests, and Indigenous Peoples Failed on All Counts
COP30 began full of promise but ended as yet another reminder that the mechanism for global climate governance is broken.
drilled.media
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
To give you an idea about just how eventful the end of COP30 was, I wrote and rewrote this entire 2000 story for @drilledmedia.bsky.social three times over a period of about six hours as it was all happening.