The cap and trade issue in Washington state is back in the spotlight. This time, a bill that passed the Senate floor this week now wants to link Washington’s carbon market to California and Quebec.
OLYMPIA, Wash.- A new cap-and-trade bill aimed at aligning Washington with the emissions limits set by 2021’s Climate Commitment Act has passed the state senate.
OLYMPIA – A bill – Senate Bill 5770 – to increase the annual cap on property tax collections dies in the Senate after receiving a hard pushback from Senate Republicans. The prime sponsor of the bill, Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Puyallup, announced that it would not move forward to the Senate floor.