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Washington carbon emissions — Washington's cap-and-trade bill would set a declining cap on carbon emissions from the state's largest industrial polluters.
| Washington Department of Ecology

Cap-and-trade Bill Squeaks Through Wash. Senate

Apr 9, 2021

The Democrat-controlled Washington Senate on Thursday narrowly passed a cap-and-trade bill designed to trim industrial carbon emissions. Senate Bill 5126, sponsored by Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D), was approved by a 25-24 vote split almost along party lines. Three Democrats joined 21 Republicans in opposing the legislation. It now goes to the...

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