There have been reports of some retail stores in Washington state alerting customers they will be charged 8 cents for each bag starting Friday, June 11, as part of the statewide plastic bag ban. But the plastic bag ban was paused in December 2020 due to the pandemic. So to clear up the confusion, we set out to verify when the statewide ban actually goes into effect. THE QUESTION When does the statewide ban actually go into effect? THE SOURCES.
In a stunning climate victory, Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW), backers of a controversial fossil fuel processing and export proposal in Kalama, Wash., officially abandoned its fracked gas refinery and pipeline proposal, terminating the company’s lease with the Port of Kalama. The decision comes after years of local and regional activism to stop the massive fracked gas refinery, resulting in a series of legal defeats. In early 2021, Washington state denied a key permit, citing the refinery’s significant climate and shoreline impacts.
SEATTLE The Washington Department of Ecology has fined dam operator Electron Hydro LLC $501,000 for discharging discarded plastic field turf into the Puyallup River.
On May 17, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Climate Commitment Act. The legislation creates a market-based, economy-wide cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas.
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