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Originally anticipating $2.1 billion from quarterly carbon credit auctions, the Department of Ecology revised its estimates upward to $3 billion.

SEATTLE – Looking to cement his climate policy legacy, Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday said he will seek new laws during his final legislative session in office to assure a smooth merging of Washington’s carbon market with California’s and to require oil companies to reveal more about their gasoline prices and profits.

The time of year is quickly approaching for legislators to gather in Olympia for the annual process of debating and updating state laws. The Washington Legislature convenes annually each January

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee proposed on Monday another $941 million for action on climate change, including environmental justice, clean energy and transportation projects, in his 2024 supplemental …

The governor proposed an additional $941 million in funding for the 2023-25 biennium, as well as three pieces of legislation.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants to use more than $80 million in funding for the 2023–25 biennium budget to create and launch four new treatment centers.

It is a truism to say that making something more expensive will make it more expensive. So it’s not a surprise that when asked whether increasing the cost of carbon emissions would increase the...

The State Democratic Party and the ACLU have set up phone lines for people to 'report' if they see initiative signature efforts on a variety of proposed ballot measures.

As Washington conducted another sale of pollution credits on Wednesday, a new report shows initial dollars spent from the state’s carbon pricing program bolstering public transit and transportation services.