Though Donald Trump’s return to the presidency bodes poorly for national climate policy, Washington voters trounced ...
The fact that voters in Washington state soundly defeated (62% to 38%) a ballot question affirming one of the most progressive climate laws in the country, during an election that many pundits said ...
Legal battles between the state of Washington and an incoming Trump administration are likely. At a time when Congress has largely abdicated its role and allowed for imperial presidencies, individual ...
Voters soundly defeated a measure to repeal a landmark climate policy, and some of the top employers in the state had urged them to do so.
The state’s landmark climate law survived a repeal effort — and has raised billions of dollars. Here’s where that money is ...
While most of America shifted rightward in last week's presidential election, Washington bucked the national trend — and doubled down on its landmark climate policy, the Climate Commitment ...
Washington voters have chosen to keep the state's controversial cap-and-trade program that critics say substantially raised fuel prices while generating billions of dollars, ostensibly to fight ...
An initiative that would have ended the state’s “cap and invest” program failed, leaving the program in place.
The country swerved to the right. But individual states can push for climate change policies, the governor said.
He has been critical of the Climate Commitment Act, which created a cap-and ... Randall was first elected to the state Senate in Washington’s 26th Legislative District in 2018.
Washington voters rejected I-2117 because they saw benefits from cap-and-invest. They supported I-2066 because gas transition ...
Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson and the Legislature must assure residents the state’s young carbon market is well managed and effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. More than 60% of Washington voters ...