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Washington Environmental Council records, 1967-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington Environmental Council
Title
Washington Environmental Council records
Dates
1967-2016 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 159.46 cubic feet plus 2 vertical files
Collection Number
1729, 3005
Summary
Correspondence, subject files, clippings, legislation files, reports, newsletters, meeting minutes, legal case files, and other records of the Washington Environmental Council, which works to protect and restore the environment in Washington state
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access for paper-based materials. Digital files and productions created by WEC and stored on computer disc are not available for use, but can be reproduced for a fee. Other commercially produced digital media is playable and open for previewing onsite in the Special Collections Reading Room, but cannot be reproduced.

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Washington Environmental Council (WEC) was founded in 1967 as an umbrella organization by and for the state of Washington’s leading conservation groups. Through its mission “to protect, restore, and sustain Washington’s environment for all,” the organization has served as a coordinating body on issues of statewide significance. Among other achievements, the WEC has worked to enforce and pass the State Environmental Policy Act, the State Superfund Law, the Growth Management Act, and the Shoreline Management Act. It also operates the Environmental Priorities Coalition and the Voter Education Program. Throughout its history, the organization has also focused on other issues related to carbon pollution, clean energy, water pollution, forests, and public lands.

In 1986 and 1987, the WEC was heavily involved with the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife Implementation Project, which was the result of negotiations between the timber industry, the four natural resource agencies in Washington State, Indian tribes, and environmentalists. The Project is a cooperative plan for managing forest harvest practices on both state and private timberlands. Marcy Golde was involved with the negotiations, while Lisa Lombardy served as the WEC’s statewide coordinator. Other WEC staff, through private funding, monitored timber harvest applications.

Another major legal case in which the WEC was involved concerned Washington State rules that imposed requirements on the design, equipment, reporting, and operations of oil tankers. Washington State, with the help of the WEC, defeated the trade association Intertanko, which represented operators of oil tanker ships. In 2000, however, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision on the basis that federal law pre-empts state rules.

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Content Description

Correspondence, subject files, clippings, legislation files, reports, newsletters, fiancial records, photos, meeting minutes, legal case files, ephemera, and other records of the Washington Environmental Council.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 24 accessions:

  • Accession No. 1729-001, Washington Environmental Council records, 1969-1970
  • Accession No. 1729-002, Washington Environmental Council records, before 1975
  • Accession No. 1729-003, Washington Environmental Council records, 1968-1977
  • Accession No. 1729-005, Washington Environmental Council records, 1968-1979
  • Accession No. 1729-006, Washington Environmental Council records, 1973-1983
  • Accession No. 1729-007, Washington Environmental Council records, 1967-1980
  • Accession No. 1729-008, Washington Environmental Council records, 1967-1989
  • Accession No. 1729-009, Washington Environmental Council records, 1967, 1988, 1990
  • Accession No. 1729-010, Washington Environmental Council records, 1969-1982
  • Accession No. 1729-011, Washington Environmental Council records, 1967-1993
  • Accession No. 1729-012, Washington Environmental Council records, 1977-1987
  • Accession No. 1729-013, Washington Environmental Council records, 1988-1994
  • Accession No. 1729-014, Washington Environmental Council records, 1969-1984
  • Accession No. 1729-015, Washington Environmental Council records, 1974-1993
  • Accession No. 1729-016, Washington Environmental Council records, 1967
  • Accession No. 1729-017, Washington Environmental Council records, 1987-1997
  • Accession No. 1729-018, Washington Environmental Council records, 1989-2001
  • Accession No. 3005-001, Washington Environmental Council records, 1972-1974
  • Accession No. 1729-019, Washington Environmental Council records, 1970-1983
  • Accession No. 1729-020, Washington Environmental Council records, 1971-2005
  • Accession No. 1729-021, Washington Environmental Council records, 1982-1996
  • Accession No. 1729-022, Washington Environmental Council records, 1981-2007
  • Accession No. 1729-023, Washington Environmental Council records, 1986-2012
  • Accession No. 1729-024, Washington Environmental Council records, 1967-2016

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Related Materials

The Washington Environmental Council web site has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/4224/*/https://wecprotects.org/

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Air quality--Law and legislation--Washington (State)
  • Air quality--Washington (State)
  • Conservation of natural resources--Washington (State)
  • Environmental education--Washington (State)
  • Environmental policy--Washington (State)
  • Environmental protection--Washington (State)
  • Forest conservation--Washington (State)
  • Legislation--Washington (State)
  • Logging--Washington (State)
  • Natural resources--Washington (State)
  • Nuclear energy--Washington (State)
  • Old growth forest conservation--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Pollution--Law and legislation--Washington (State)
  • Pollution--Washington (State)

Personal Names

  • Dearborn, Keith--Correspondence
  • Galvin, Mike--Correspondence
  • Paulson, Jay--Correspondence
  • Raff, Douglass A.--Correspondence
  • Robertson, Jack B., 1915-1995--Correspondence
  • Thomas, Joan (H. Joan)--Correspondence

Corporate Names

  • Washington Environmental Council--Archives
  • Washington Environmental Council--Finance


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