Despite a storm of opposition from Republicans, and nearly 3 1/2 hours of floor debate, the Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill (HB) 1110, which would create a carbon tax in our state, raising gas prices as much as $...
Because the legislature didn't give him what he wanted, the man who says he wants to the known as the 'greenest' governor in U.S. history is going to get his way...sort of.
The Department of Ecology has released a revision on the first ever rule designed to reduce carbon pollution, and they actually want your opinions. The Department plans to act by late summer on putting this new Clean Air Rule into action.
Not just Gov. Jay Inslee, but now some Democratic legislators in Olympia are proposing pollution taxes on Washington businesses to fight 'global warming.'
The effort began a few months ago with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), and now the Washington State Farm Bureau (WFB) has joined in the fight.
Gov. Inslee recently fired off a letter to Republican legislators in Olympia, refuting their claim that his Carbon Fuel Standard he desperately wants to adopt would act as a tax because it would raise fuel prices.