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Sustainability

Sustainability Laws and Executive Orders

A summary of actions that past Governor Locke, Governor Chris Gregoire, and the Legislature have taken to address sustainability in Washington State from 2003-2009:

Environmental Sustainability


Climate Change
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Green Building
Toxics Reduction

Economic Sustainability


Enacting the Evergreen Jobs Act

Social Sustainability


Growth Management
Energy

Affordable Housing

Executive Orders


Eight executive orders pertain to sustainability, two related to social justice and six related to the environment:

09-05 Washington's Leadership on Climate Change

08-02 Extending the State Biodiversity Council

08-01 Washington’s New Americans Policy Council

07-02 Washington Climate Change Challenge

06-01 Reaffirming the Interagency Committee of State Employed Women

05-01 Establishing Sustainability and Efficiency Goals for State Operations

04-01 Persistent Toxic Chemicals

02-03 Sustainable Practices by State Agencies