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Opponents of Washington voter Initiative 2066 conceded the election, but they say they’ll file suit to overturn the initiative after the results are certified in December.

Washington voter Initiative 2066 would repeal or prohibit certain regulations that discourage the use of natural gas and promote electrification.

All four of this year's ballot initiatives are designed to repeal laws that were enacted by the Legislature or bar laws that were passed from taking effect. This is a change from some past years.

State election officials certified an initiative for the November ballot that seeks to reverse Washington’s controversial tactics to phase out natural gas.

The proposal has been pitched to voters as a way to reject a ban on natural gas, but critics say the measure's backers have relied on misinformation to garner support.

If enough qualifying signatures are verified, voters will see a ban on banning gas on this fall’s ballot, along with three other climate and tax measures.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week denied petitions to reevaluate the project that delivers gas from Canada to the Northwest and northern California.

Federal officials have approved expansion of a natural gas pipeline that runs from British Columbia to the Oregon-California border.

A court case in California could hamstring efforts in Washington and Oregon to limit new natural gas connections, after an appeals court ruled in April that a city ordinance conflicted with federal law.

Climate activists hosted a “People’s Hearing” in Phoenix, OR, on Monday night to record video testimony opposing a potential natural gas pipeline expansion in the Pacific Northwest.