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July 4, 2024

Jay Inslee

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Western Governors Talk Climate Change
The governors of Washington, Oregon and California and the premier of British Columbia discussed the need for cross-border efforts to address climate change.
U.S. Drought Monitor
Wash. Lifts Drought Designations Statewide
Washington state lifted its remaining drought designations because of an unexpectedly cool and wet May and June.
U.S. Drought Monitor
NW Hydro Outlook Improves as Drought Retreats — in Some Areas
The Northwest stands out as an exception to the increasingly dire water situation gripping the wider West, boding well for its summer hydropower potential.
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Australian Company Eyes Wash. Coal Mine as Green Hydrogen Site
Fortescue Future Industries is exploring the potential of converting a disused coal mine in Washington state into a facility for producing green hydrogen.
Gov. Jay and First Lady Trudi Inslee
Inslee Plugs Washington Buildings Bills at Forum with Gore, McCarthy
Gov. Jay Inslee urged constituents to press Washington legislators to drum up extra votes for two bills addressing building decarbonization.
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Washington Considers EV Fee to Offset Lost Gas Taxes
Washington lawmakers are considering a bill to apply a per-mile charge to EVs to compensate for expected lost gas tax revenues.
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Conflict Looms over Washington Gas Utility GHG Bill
A Washington bill would require natural gas utilities to create GHG reduction plans by 2024. Industry critics say that's too soon.
CWS Apartments
Rent Provision Sparks Pushback on Wash. Buildings GHG Bill
A rent control plank prompted the greatest opposition to a Washington Senate bill to trim the carbon footprint of roughly 50,000 buildings in the state.
Washington State House Democrats
Flood of Climate Bills to Greet Washington Lawmakers
Washington lawmakers will confront more than a dozen climate bills in their upcoming short session.
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Inslee Approves 80-MW Goose Prairie Solar Farm
Gov. Jay Inslee approved the 80-MW Goose Prairie solar farm to be built in Central Washington.

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