Washington House of Representatives (WA House)
Washington lawmakers won’t know until mid-March how much cap-and-trade revenue they will be able to spend during the 2023-25 budget period.
Washington’s 2023 legislature will offer less revolutionary climate action compared with previous years, but many environmental bills are still in the works.
Washington needs to do a large amount of legwork to prepare for Gov. Inslee’s mandate banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, state officials said.
Wash. lawmakers will likely prioritize legislation designed to sharply reduce emissions from homes and commercial buildings during the upcoming 2023 session.
Washington officials are working to bolster the state’s case to land one of the nation’s federally funded hydrogen hubs.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee angered Republicans when he vetoed a section of a bill that called for study of the impact of solar and wind farms on rural areas.
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A bill to impose a fee on banks investing in fossil fuels was among the biggest losers in the recent Washington state legislative session.
Washington lawmakers passed a bill to provide low-income residents access to solar energy through community-based projects.
Parliamentary delay tactics killed a Washington bill to add climate change considerations to city and county land use planning.
A bill is headed to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to create a new state office to support development of green hydrogen and other alternative fuels.
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