Environment

It has an incongruous feel about it, like a diamond pressed in a phonebook. It’s the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today spoke on the House floor calling for international action on climate change. Global leaders have been meeting in Paris for a week to finalize a long-term, international climate change action plan. Text of the speech follows and video can be found HERE: “The Pacific Northwest has always been a leader when it… Read more »

MOUNT VERNON — As she stretched out her arms, fourth-grader Danika Barker learned she’d have a long way to go to match the wingspan of a bald eagle. Read more »

ROCK PORT – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined 4th and 5th graders from Darrington Elementary to watch eagles along the Skagit River. “I’m thankful that Washington’s First District is home to some of our nation’s most beautiful national forests, parks, mountains, waterways and wildlife,” DelBene said. “Taking care of our natural… Read more »

Today, Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Reps. Jim McDermott, Adam Smith, Rick Larsen, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dave Reichert, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Derek Kilmer, Suzan DelBene, Denny Heck, and Dan Newhouse, sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, expressing concern over the slow pace of FEMA’s progress to update its criteria for Individual Assistance. After… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) helped introduce the West Coast Ocean Protection Act to prohibit offshore drilling along the West Coast. “Our country should be transitioning to low-carbon energy sources, not taking on the risk of disastrous oil spills. It’s time to make smart investments that will foster a new economy based on clean and renewable energy,” DelBene… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) is cosponsoring the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act (H.R. 3526), the Global Anti-Poaching Act (H.R. 2494), and the Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants and Rhinoceros (TUSKER) Act (H.R. 1945) to stop the killing of species proposed to be listed as threatened or… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today spoke on the House floor in recognition of October as National Farm to School Month:   “I rise to celebrate Farm to School Month. Having healthy food in our schools is crucial. We know that when students are provided with wholesome foods, they are more likely to pay attention in class and learn. “In addition, by introducing… Read more »

Dear Friend, Last week was an eventful one in Washington’s First Congressional District. We had both Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visit us. On Tuesday, Secretary Vilsack joined me for a community conversation with local farmers, foresters and ranchers at Washington State University’s (WSU) Mount Vernon… Read more »

OSO, Wash. -- From devastating floods to deadly landslides, it is not a matter of "if," but "when" another natural disaster will hit western Washington. So what can we do better now to be ready? Lawmakers and environmental experts are studying the deadly Oso landslide to try to answer that question. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, who is from the Pacific Northwest, toured… Read more »