Keep Big Oil Out of Grays Harbor
Our environment, health, safety and communities are at risk from decisions being made now to transport and export trainloads of…
Author: bfrankjr
Put People Before Profits
When it comes to your chances of getting cancer from the foods you eat, what odds would you like: one…
New Hatchery a Blessing
I was excited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony recently for a new state salmon hatchery at Voights Creek near Orting.…
Bill Could Lead to Justice, Healing
As we mark the 40th anniversary of the Boldt decision in U.S. v. Washington, a bill in the state legislature…
Good Relationships Don’t Just Happen
Good relationships don’t just happen. We have to work together to build and maintain a strong foundation of trust and…
Proposed Chehalis Dam Threatens Treaty Rights
As removal of two fish-blocking dams on the Elwha River dams nears its end, I’m scratching my head. Why is…
Boeing, Let’s Talk
It was the mid-1980s, and Roy dairy farmer Jim Wilcox was worried. As an owner of Wilcox Family Farms, one…
One small stream could lead to better water quality statewide
A little creek in eastern Washington was at the center of an important water quality ruling recently by the Washington…
Fix White River Dam, Fish Passage
A crumbling 103-year-old fish-blocking diversion dam and inadequate fish passage system on the White River near Buckley need to be…