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However, the city of Enumclaw is waiving an increase to its water and sewer utilities.

Public comment is open for the Climate Commitment Act, legislation creating a program with the goal of reducing carbon emissions.

SPOKANE, Wash. — You may have seen a warning on social media claiming that Washington’s gas prices could jump nearly 50 cents on January 1. This warning is apart of

  Per Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.2 (Download PDF reader), Washington State employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination as part of the hiring process, pri...

Washington State’s Department of Ecology is in the process of finalizing regulations for a greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program, the second of its kind in the nation.

Ten years ago this week New York City was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy, what was then considered a once-in-a-lifetime disaster. But storms of the same magnitude are becoming regular occurrences. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting several storms in the 2022 Hurricane season will have a similar intensity to Sandy. ...

The Biden administration has set aside a massive oil and gas drilling project in the Uinta Basin due to its potential effect on the climate and greenhouse-gas emissions. The Bureau of Land Management decision upholds a 2017 appeal by the group WildEarth Guardians, challenging the planned Monument Butte oil and gas project. The BLM ruled it had not properly considered the impact the exploration activity might have on the fragile environment. ...

West Virginia utilities are delaying actions which could help put the brakes on climate change and ease the burden of rising fuel costs on ratepayers, according to a recent Sierra Club report. The analysis of more than seventy utilities nationwide found most invested in fossil-fuel generation, despite continued pledges and commitments to stop reliance on coal and gas. Jim Kotcon, conservation chair of the Sierra Clubs West Virginia chapter, explained in West Virginia, Monongahela Power, owned ...

Washington state is crafting its ambitious cap-and-invest law to reduce the states emissions by 95% by 2050 and is seeking comments from the public. The Climate Commitment Act was passed in Olympia in 2021 and compliance begins in 2023. The measure aims to cut emissions by requiring businesses emitting at least 25,000 tons of carbon pollution to bid for allowances. ...

Washington has adopted ground-breaking legislation to address climate change by sharply reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and achieving carbon neutrality.