Work in Progress: Jay Inslee

Work in Progress with Sophia Bush

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The current administration's environmental rollbacks are certainly disheartening, but there are folks like Former Governor Jay Inslee who are on a mission to defeat climate change.

Environmental advocate Jay Inslee joins Sophia to talk about the ongoing fight to protect our environment, the future of clean energy production, his entry into politics in his 30s, and how he was able to pass one of the strongest clean energy laws in the country. Plus, he shares personal experiences with climate-related disasters, the power of perseverance, and his work in progress. This is a chat full of hope that we could all use right about now!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:04.0	Hey, listeners, I'm just interjecting to let you know. This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, working with Governor Inslee around his incredibly busy schedule.
0:15.2	And unfortunately, in the time between recording and this episode airing, the devastating floods have taken place
0:22.8	in Texas, and we are just heartbroken for everyone in Mystic and everyone affected. And it really
0:31.6	drives home an unfortunate point. The climate crisis is making extreme weather more frequent and more severe and the climate
0:41.1	doesn't care where you live, how you voted, or if you believe in science. Science is here.
0:48.4	We are particularly heartbroken knowing that the current administration in the White House has slashed funding and aid
0:56.8	response from FEMA and other organizations that were meant to support victims of the flooding
1:03.0	and that were meant to warn them in the hours before the floods hit. Slashing the National Weather
1:10.4	Service is in our mind unforgivable.
1:13.6	And we would just like to ask that if you agree or you feel similarly passionate about ensuring that people are safe,
1:23.6	whether they're your next door neighbors or your neighbors a few states away. Please look up relief efforts for those affected.
1:31.3	Please look up local organizations wherever you live that are working
1:36.3	to defend climate because those are the groups that we need now more than ever.
1:41.3	And we are keeping everyone affected by this flood and the hurricane season to come
1:47.7	in all of our thoughts here at work in progress. Thank you.
1:51.1	Hello, Whipsmarties. Do we ever have a wonderful big brain here with us today? I am so excited to be joined by Jay Inslee. He served as the 23rd governor of Washington State from 2013 to 2025 and has been
2:21.3	one of our most effective leaders on climate in America. He has proven that bold action on climate
2:30.7	change is also incredibly successful economic policy. He made climate a central focus
2:37.4	of his administration and pushed for and then implemented incredible clean energy legislation,
2:43.5	promoted electric vehicle infrastructure, supported aggressive carbon reduction goals,
2:47.7	and under his leadership, Washington State passed one of the nation's strongest
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