[UPDATE:  Our labor allies at the Washington State Labor Council passed a resolution to Governor Inslee in support of Solutionary Rail at their annual convention in July 2016.  Read about the HUGE news HERE.  Due to this GREAT NEWS and surpassing our initial 500 signature goal - we have increased the goal to 1000.  Solidarity!]

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, 

The June 3, 2016 explosive oil train derailment in Mosier, Oregon reminded us that the railroads that run through our communities are being utilized in ways that are endangering public health and safety, polluting our water and air, and ultimately harming our oceans and climate. Current railroad uses also negatively impact agriculture shipments, strand rural communities, delay passenger trains, and displace other higher-value potential for rail. As we have told you before, this does not have to be the case.  We need your leadership to change it.  And we need it now.

Bomb Trains have no place in the railroad industry's business model nor in the future of safe and sustainable rail transport.  We therefore echo our allies in the call for a moratorium on the shipping of explosive Bakken oil through our communities.  But it is not enough to say "No." That is why we have worked for three years to craft a vision to which all can proclaim a  resounding  "YES!"