CLEAN FUELS DRIVES CRITICAL CLIMATE PROGRESS  Committee Hears Benefits for State Joining Rest of Region With Passage of a Clean Fuel Standard  OLYMPIA, WA —  Over the course of two virtual hearings, the Washington State House Environment and Energy Committee heard public testimony on HB 1091, the Clean Fuel Standard, which cuts air pollution by requiring […]

by Leah Missik Washington needs clean fuels now We have one decade to cut our climate pollution in half. Making our transportation fuels cleaner is one solution among many we must pursue—but it’s a straightforward one that has already been successful in California, and Oregon, and British Columbia. Washington cannot wait another year to pass […]

Our friends over at Clean Fuel WA are joining up with efforts to see a clean fuel standard enacted in WA in 2021, and their latest blog on how electric vehicles are winning part of clean fuels is a great explainer. We know clean fuels programs provide dollars for electric vehicle infrastructure—we’re already seeing these […]

Washington Senate Democrats wrapped up the 2020 legislative session by handing veto power to a small minority of its caucus, and failing to take action to cut transportation pollution—ignoring a priority of 66% of WA voters. “Climate delay is just as bad as denial. This year’s legislative session was a comprehensive failure to act on climate,” […]

It’s no surprise that Washingtonians care about the climate and environmental health. Now, a new poll shows that by a dramatic margin, we also want our lawmakers to take action to reduce the climate-harming pollution that comes from our cars, trucks, and other forms of fossil-fuelled transportation. These findings, from the latest Crosscut Elway Poll […]