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Less than a year into Washington's cap-and-invest program, the state will explore linking its carbon market with California's first-in-the-nation program. Both require companies to buy...

CASPER — The state of Washington this year began implementing a Cap and Invest Program that slaps a carbon tax on businesses which emit more than 25,000 metric tons —

Apparently the Department of Ecology believes air quality or pollution has to do with social, economic and ethnic factors?

Submitted by the League of Women Voters Observer Corps.

Apparently the Department of Ecology believes air quality or pollution has to do with social, economic and ethnic factors?

SEATTLE — Washington will attempt to merge its fledgling carbon-pricing market with another one operated by California and Quebec in hopes of further slashing greenhouse gas emissions and settling the

(The Center Square) – Department of Ecology Director Laura Watson has given her preliminary approval to link Washington state’s cap-and-trade program with the joint California-Quebec market.

(The Center Square) – Shifting from the construction of new and bigger highways and instead focusing on preservation of existing roadways, plus safety and efficiency strategies, would provide better economic

Washington’s campaign to aggressively curb climate-damaging air pollution entered a new phase Thursday with a decision to pursue linking the state’s carbon market with ones in California and Québec.

A week ago today, I filled up a rental car — an SUV — for less than $32, paying $2.99 a gallon at the Costco in Aurora, Colorado.   That same day, the price at Tumwater’s …