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2025 Legislative Session
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We’ve done a lot in Washington to advance our efforts to cut toxic air pollution, provide more options for efficient, clean energy, and create good in-state jobs. We know Washington voters want climate action—we’re coming off an incredible victory in 2024 by defeating I-2117 to protect the Climate Commitment Act.
Our Legislative work in 2025 will zero in on more ways we can continue to go big and reduce our climate pollution by half within the next five years. Addressing climate change has always been an enormous challenge, but our wins in Washington demonstrate that we can and we must keep building on our progress.
2025 Legislative Priorities
- Invest Climate Commitment Act revenue in deep pollution cuts: CCA dollars must be spent strategically to make sure we rapidly reduce pollution, meet our climate goals, and improve people's lives. In the first two years of CCA dollars, the Legislature funded the start of critical programs and helped grow others. We must continue these successes by funding programs like zero-emission medium-and heavy-duty vehicle vouchers; instant EV rebates for Washingtonians living on low incomes; EV community and home charging; 100% clean school buses; heat pumps and more.
- Build on what’s working: We need to keep doing what we’re doing, while reviewing and assessing what can be improved. Examples: extend the WA EV sales tax waiver, which expires in July 2025; allow EV manufacturers to sell directly to consumers; implement charger reliability standards to make charging easier; support a clean maritime sector through port electrification grants and continuing hybrid electric ferry buildout; boost transmission capacity; require grid enhancing technologies; improve clean energy siting processes.
- Defend our progress: We’re no strangers to defending our climate progress;, this legislative session is no different. The Advanced Clean Truck rule has attracted the ire of the trucking industry and some truckmakers don’t want to follow the rules to get rid of dirty diesel—ACT is a critical tool for Washington to clean up diesel pollution from big trucks, vans, and buses, and help protect your lungs and neighborhood. We need to protect it!
We’re also working with the Environmental Priorities Coalition. You can read more about those priorities here.
Washington State Government
Trump order hits climate policies; states fight back
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How's climate progress faring in Olympia?
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It’s no secret that climate progress is having a rough week in Washington, D.C. Here in Washington State, our governor and others have…
World economy grows, carbon pollution doesn’t
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Shell sells off its stake in Canadian tar sands, US solar installations in 2016 nearly double the previous year, poll shows highest-ever level of…
A little-known Washington state agency has a big job in tackling climate change
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Washington State's Utilities and Transportation Commission rarely makes headlines, but it plays a critical role in assessing the growing cost of…
The context for climate action now
by Vlad Gutman-Britten on
The Washington State Legislature is talking about climate: specifically about putting a price on carbon pollution. Can we move from talk to…
On climate, Washington (our Washington) needs to lead
by Vlad Gutman-Britten on
There's no time like the present to demand a better future. Washington folks: please contact your state legislators and tell them we need their …
Tillerson gets a grilling, knives sharpened for Pruitt
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US sends $500 million to Green Climate Fund, Chinese President Xi urges Trump to stand by Paris accord, hacktivists prepare offshore archive of…
Arctic oil is out, offshore wind is in, PV prices falling
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Hawaii to meet 100% RPS five years ahead of schedule, Democrats to target Pruitt and Tillerson in hearings, Bangladesh tests ‘swarm electrification…
Put a price on it! Inslee proposes tax on polluters
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Governor Inslee's proposed budget, including a tax on carbon pollution, starts a necessary conversation for Washington climate progress in 2017.
Washington State's climate leadership: prospects and priorities
by Vlad Gutman-Britten on
Climate action at the state and local level has never been more important than now.
Trump’s election reshapes landscape of climate action
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Marrakech delegates reckon with a Trump presidency, Monterey County bans fracking, children’s public-trust climate lawsuit moves forward, and more…
Walking together: Washington's road ahead for climate action
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Washingtonians are ready for climate action. Having more voices and interests actively engaged in shaping climate action doesn’t make our…
Economic security is a core climate solution
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“Climate solutions” aren’t just about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We need to wage and win a clean energy revolution, to go all the way…
Pact reached to phase out global-warming refrigerants
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Climate gets a cameo in the presidential race, Oregon utility to try burning biomass in Boardman coal plant, federal loan guarantees boosted…
Clean energy grows, makes fossil power less profitable
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Worldwide electric car sales up 49 percent in first half of 2016, designers develop wearable solar cells, Canada to set a minimum national…
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