Environmental Lobby Day Brings Hundreds to Capitol

Over 450 citizens from all over Washington State today descend on Olympia to lobby state legislators for clean water, safe baby bottles, and sustained funding for environmental protections.

The activists will convene at 8:30 AM at United Churches of Olympia to listen to guest speakers, be trained on how to lobby and then to fan out throughout the day to meet with district legislators.

The Environmental Priorities Coalition’s 2010 legislative package includes:
·      Working for Clean Water bill is about creating jobs, rebuilding our local economies, and cleaning up polluted waterways like Puget Sound and the Spokane River.
·      Safe Baby Bottle Act to protect children’s health and the environment by phasing out the harmful chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from baby bottles, food and beverage cans, and other consumer products.
·      Sustain Environmental Protections in the Budget to ensure adequate funding for the core environmental protections that make Washington State a healthy place to live.
 
Details on the legislative package can be found at Environmental Priorities Coalition.

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Contact: Mike Sato, 206.229.2844

Save Our Sound. People For Puget Sound works with people for a clean and healthy Sound. Since 1991 we have protected and restored habitat through education and action. www.pugetsound.org