Environmental Priorities Coalition: Setting legislative goals for Washington State's environmental movement.
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That's a wrap on the 2026 leg session! With the state facing another budget shortfall, the EPC expressed deep disappointment that the Legislature failed to make significant progress on major environmental priorities this session.
Read our press release: wcaction.us/endofsession
GREAT NEWS 🎉Thanks to your advocacy, one of our data center bills #SB5982 just passed the senate concurrence vote, which means it passed the legislature! 🥳This bill would ensure data centers comply with our clean electricity laws.
Next step: The governors desk!
🚨ACTION ALERT: SB 6355 is one of EPC's Hot List bills. This bill will establish a Washington Electric Transmission Authority and create a new Tribal clean energy partnership work group.
Urge your reps to pass SB 6355 >> wcaction.us/SB6355
#EPC #WAleg
🚨ACTION ALERT
Budget leaders are proposing to use CCA funds to plug budget gaps. This proposal is shortsighted. The Legislature must commit to paying back any diverted climate funds to keep us on track with climate action!
Urge Reps defend CCA dollars: wcaction.us/budget
Why is the transparency provision in #HB2515 so important?
In Oregon, tech giant Google fought back against releasing basic info about its data center's water use. We have a chance to pass strong legislation now to prevent this secrecy in Washington.
washingtonstatestandard.com/…
URGENT: Sign in PRO for HB 2515 >>> loom.ly/1M6J2aw
HB 2515 protects affordable, reliable energy supplies for consumers and protects our environment in the face of rapid AI data center growth. This bill is being heard in Senate Ways & Means tomorrow. #EPC #WAleg
🚨URGENT: HB 2515 is scheduled for a committee hearing tomorrow morning. Please sign in PRO now: loom.ly/PLuY5vI
This bill would address affordability, reliability, and accountability concerns for data centers! #WAleg #EPC
🚨URGENT: Sign in PRO for SB 5982 before 9AM tomorrow, 2/18 >> loom.ly/23stHQ8
This bill would ensure data centers comply with our clean electricity law. #EPC #WAleg
Bill update: HB 2515 PASSED 🎉 the House Floor on Saturday! Next stop: Senate committee ✅
We're one step closer to #DoingDataRight in our state. Let's keep the momentum up! #EPC #WAleg
🚨ACT NOW: Let's get these Data Centers Done Right bills voted out of the House & Senate before cutoff >> wcaction.us/CSData
Urge reps vote YES on HB 2515/SB 6171 & HB 2245/SB 5982 to deliver on data center affordability, reliability, transparency & clean energy #EPC #WAleg
ACT NOW: Urge your reps pass HB1607 Bottles & Cans Recycling Refund Act wcaction.us/recycling
HB1607 will reduce litter &increase recycling rates in WA by encouraging recycling & by pulling beverage containers into a clean recycling stream separated from other materials
#EPC
URGENT: Sign in PRO for HB 2515 >>> loom.ly/Z0OQ5NQ
HB 2515 protects affordable, reliable energy supplies for consumers and protects our environment in the face of rapid AI data center growth. This bill is being heard in the House Approps tomorrow. #EPC #WAleg
ACTION ALERT: HB 2515/SB 6171 is being heard today in their respective policy committees.
This bill addresses affordability, transparency, and environmental concerns of data centers.
We need your support to get this bill across the finish line ASAP: wcaction.us/CSdata
Why are we fighting to restore full funding for wildfire resilience? These investments make our forests, communities and firefighters safer, and save taxpayer dollars. Now, this funding is at risk.
Read more about what's at stake: seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-…
#EPC #WAleg
ACT NOW: Demand that your legislators restore wildfire resilience funding >> wcaction.us/wildfire
In 2025, state leaders cut wildfire funding in half. This decision threatens to undo years of progress and shifts the costs of inaction back onto communities.
#EPC #WAleg
This morning, @climatesolution & other EPC organizers testified in support of #HB2151, which addresses the affordability, transparency, and environmental concerns of emerging data centers.
Let's keep up the momentum. Urge your reps to Do Data Right: wcaction.us/CSdata
Then, sign in PRO for the companion senate bill, SB 6171, before tomorrow's hearing at 10.30 am: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier… #EPC
Join us for Wildfire Resilience Advocacy Day on January 29! 🔥 Demand that legislators restore full funding for the Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community Resilience Account.
More info and registration at wcaction.us/wildfire
We cannot afford budget cuts on the wildfire resilience funding. Since 2021, this funding has provided support to frontline communities in meeting the challenges of catastrophic wildfires.
Read more about this EPC Priority: waconservationaction.org/wp-…
ACTION ALERT🚨
HB 1607 a.k.a. The Recycling Refund Act, is being heard tomorrow Jan 21 at 4PM. This bill reduces litter and increases recycling rates in Washington through a beverage container return system.
Sign in PRO for HB 1607: wcaction.us/recycling
#EPC #WAleg
