The non-utility owner of a Washington gas-fired power plant says the facility faces unfair treatment under the state’s pending cap-and-trade program.

Initial prices for Washington cap-and-trade emissions allowances will depend on whether the state joins the Western Climate Initiative, according to new analysis.

Washington is launching a first-of-its-kind program to auction off carbon offset credits to preserve the state’s forest land.

A bill to impose a fee on banks investing in fossil fuels was among the biggest losers in the recent Washington state legislative session.

Sen. Reuven Carlyle, the architect of the nation’s second cap-and-trade law, said that he will leave the Washington Senate when his term expires next year.

A bill to cushion trade-exposed Washington manufacturers from the economic impact of the state’s cap-and-trade program is getting pushback.

Cap-and-trade is expected to yield Washington $500 million a year in revenue, according to the state agency charged with running the program.

Washington lawmakers will confront more than a dozen climate bills in their upcoming short session.

Western states produced a whirlwind of climate initiatives last year, advancing numerous bills and regulations to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled a $626 million climate change policy wish list for state lawmakers to tackle in the 2022 session.