Research & Writing
“Our victories are preventing decades of pollution”
The Pacific Northwest has long been recognized as a global leader in sustainability. But in the past ten years, our region has faced the prospect of becoming one of the nation’s main gateways to export fossil fuel into overseas markets. Let the fossil fuel industry know that our journey has brought us to this time when we meet their unprecedented push with an unprecedented power to stand in the way.
The health risks of oil-by-rail development
“An unacceptable threat to human health and safety.” That’s how more than 300 medical professionals described plans to build out crude oil-by-rail facilities in the Pacific Northwest. Learn how their report connects the proposed projects to increased rates of illness, health care costs, and hospitalizations.
Funko Pop! to send $36 million worth of plastic figurines to landfill
Plastics pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, and this year, Washington-based Funko collectibles will demonstrate just how easy it is to throw even more plastic into the waste stream.