Resilience In Responding to a Pandemic or Climate Emergency

By Lynn Fitz-Hugh, Community Engagement Director, Thurston Climate Action Team, March 26, 2020 None of us signed up for this crisis. The depth of the transformation and destruction it has brought in such a short time is breathtaking.  The climate change scenarios I’ve imagined slowly ate away at the economy and the environment, but allowed…

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Ramping Up Local Governments’ Climate Action

By Tom Crawford, President, Thurston Climate Action Team, March 26, 2020 Local climate action must happen on multiple fronts.  One of the critical areas in which we need bold, dramatic action is public policy and investment.  As many of you already know, our local governments are already hard at work in this area, through the…

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Climate Thoughts Amidst a Pandemic

By Lynn Fitz-Hugh, Community Engagement Director, Thurston Climate Action Team, March 20, 2020 And then the world went upside down.    How are you all doing?  Very few of us saw this pandemic coming and all of our lives have been affected.  From health concerns, to critical economic impacts, to loss of normal routine, to…

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Resources for Parents, Workers, and Businesses Impacted by COVID-19, from Representatives Dolan and Doglio

From Representatives Laurie Dolan and Beth Doglio, March 18, 2020 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The growing and constantly evolving COVID-19 outbreak in our nation and community is creating significant concern and anxiety among families, workers and employers. It is affecting all our daily lives, and we hope you’re taking precautions to protect yourselves and those…

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