Current Legislative Session
Washington Conservation Voters and the priorities process
- Clifford Traisman, Gov. Gregoire and Sen. Phil Rockefeller discuss the Puget Sound bill.
Washington Conservation Voters works closely with our legislative partner the Washington Environmental Council and collaborates with over two dozen of the state's leading environmental groups prior to every legislative session to develop a common agenda, known as the Environmental Priorities. Read more about our partnership with the Environmental Priorities Coalition.
2012 Environmental Priorities
The 2012 Priorities will work to protect the things that are most important to Washington's families- the health of our children, rebuilding our economy, and maintaining our clean air and clean water.
The 2012 Priorities were (click on each to learn more):
Read a review of the 2011 Legislative Session and how the environment fared.
Washington Conservation Voters named state Representative Dave Upthegrove (D-33, Des
Moines) as 2011 Legislator of the Year. Read more about the honor here.
Environmental Community Hot List
Each week, Washington Conservation Voters distribute the Environmental Community Hot List for the State House and Senate to all legislators and their staff detailing the Environmental Priorities Coalition’s positions on no more than 10 bills in each chamber.
Learn more and read the Hot Lists from the 2012 Legislative Session here.
"My motivation for involvement in this organization is to help elect environmental champions. My child deserves healthy air to breath, open space in which to play and explore, and clean water to drink…so do I!" -Danielle Westbrook, Thurston Conservation Voters