Tell King County to Cut Ties with Lobbyists for Coal, Oil, and Gas
Some of America’s most progressive local governments–like King County, Washington–perversely share lobbying firms with some of its most rapacious fossil fuel companies. Currently, King County shares the firm of Insight Strategic Partners with coal-and-gas company TransAlta, gas company Puget Sound Energy, and Chevron, which is one of the world’ biggest greenhouse gas emitters.
Join F Minus in calling on King County to cut ties with fossil fuel lobbyists.
In Washington, Chevron is lobbying against a bill (HB 1303) that would better protect environmental justice communities in Washington. At a time when DOGE and Pres. Trump are dismantling the entire federal EJ apparatus–including closing all of the EPA’s EJ offices–is King County really going to stand with a lobbying firm that works for the anti-EJ Chevron?
Contact your King County Council Member
Here is suggested language for contacting your King County Council Member about the county’s continued employment of fossil fuel lobbyists. Please use the form below to send this message with your name attached, or use it to draft your own message!
Dear Council Member [name]:
I am writing to express my concern about King County’s employment of contract lobbyists who also work for fossil fuel companies.
Currently, the County shares the lobbying firm of Insight Strategic Partners with Chevron, one of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, with coal-and-gas plant operator TransAlta, and with Puget Sound Energy. I appreciate the actions that King County is taking to address the climate crisis. But working with a fossil fuel lobbying firm undermines this work and sends the message that “coal and gas are okay.”
Will you speak out against this practice and commit the county to cutting ties with fossil fuel lobbyists?
Sincerely,