Priority Issues
Washington Conservation Voters' priority issues and the 2012 Environmental Priorities.
Washington Conservation Voters works to support a variety of environmental issues including the Environmental Priorities.
Working with the Environmental Priorities Coalition, we are able to
strategically advance a number of issues each year. The development of this common agenda within the environmental community allows us to prioritize a broad range of proposals, join together in support of specific and well-defined goals, and provide legislators with a clear road map to success on environmental issues. Outside of the
legislative session, we work to build support for these issues by
hosting forums, meeting with legislators, polling voters and educating
the public.
2012 Environmental Priorities
The 2012 legislative session adjourned April 11th. This session in the State Legislature, we worked to protect the things most important to Washington's future. The three Priorities chosen were:
- Pollution Free Prosperity
- Fulfill Our Clean Energy Initiative
- Toxic-Free Kids Act
With support from our champion legislators, we prevented what would have been historic rollbacks to major environmental protections, including the Growth Management Act, the Shoreline Management Act, the State Environmental Policy Act and the state energy code. This effort was bolstered by constructive negotiations with stakeholders to resolve some long-standing concerns. However, lawmakers missed an opportunity to protect our children against toxics in every-day products, by failing to pass the Toxic-Free Kids Act. To read more on each Priority go to the: 2012 Legislative Session in Review.
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For more information about the environmental community's priority process, visit the Environmental Priorities Coalition Website.
“The environment has always been a passion of mine, and now I have a 6 month old – I feel our survival depends on the long-term viability of our ecological systems, so this needs to be a priority for our public policy and our elected officials.” - Chris Hawkins, Thurston Conservation Voters.