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State legislators set aside $70 million of revenue from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act to conserve mature forests – but that’s only enough for about 2,000 acres statewide. Community activists cataloged a parcel in Snohomish County they hope will be among the protected acres.
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Dairy farms produce large quantities of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. One Washington dairy farm, in partnership with the Tulalip Tribes, is about to take its carbon capture efforts to the next level.
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Short-haul truck drivers are calling for an equitable share of Washington state's climate funding to help them transition from diesel to electric engines. Advocates say it would make a big dent in pollution and improve people's health.
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Washington state's first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances has generated an estimated $300 million as companies, consumers and the Legislature get a glimpse of the cost of emitting greenhouse gases that are increasing climate catastrophes.
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A big list of carbon polluters in Washington is now subject to a cap and trade regulation system under the state’s Climate Commitment Act. The first auction was held Tuesday for permits to emit greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
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State lawmakers passed significant legislation this session that takes concrete steps to address climate pollution and the concerns of communities that it…
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Anger lingers among tribal leaders in Washington after a surprise veto from Gov. Jay Inslee last month. As he signed the cap and trade Climate Commitment…
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Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a series of bills Monday designed to strengthen the environment in Washington state.Inslee signed the Climate Commitment…
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced several climate related proposals for the next legislative session, including fully reinstating a plan to…