carbon emissions

Last week the Trump administration revoked California’s rules on electric vehicles and with them, those of ten other states, including Washington.

The state Department of Ecology is proposing updates to regulations that aim to boost sales of zero emissions semi-trucks.

King County Metro is transitioning to a zero-emissions fleet. And it’s nearly done building the region’s first all-electric bus base. Officials toured the new Tukwila Base in honor of Earth Day.

Decarbonization of the fishing fleet has been a target of environmental activists in recent years, but now cuts to funding are putting those plans in jeopardy.

State Senator Joe Wynn, chair of the Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee, spoke at a campaign stop in South Seattle about the importance of reducing carbon emissions

The Climate Commitment Act puts a cap on carbon emissions and raises billions of dollars for programs that help the state prepare for and adapt to climate change.

If approved, Initiative 2117 would prohibit Washington state agencies from imposing any kind of carbon tax and repeal the state's “cap and invest” law on carbon emissions.

Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors. Both companies are seeking new sources of carbon-free electricity to meet increasing demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.

Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania power plant that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, will reopen and sell power to Microsoft.

Supporters of the cap-and-trade program say there’s no reason to be alarmed by the price drop. Voters will decide this November whether to keep or end the program.