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.

In its upcoming session, Washington lawmakers will likely set up millions in funding to deal with a probable drought in 2022.

Municipal utility Seattle City Light wants the same legislative green light to manufacture hydrogen for fuel as Washington’s PUDs have received.

Washington officials are moving to respond to the state's extreme drought after admitting they were taken by surprise by how quickly it developed.

A Washington Supreme Court hearing provided a practice run for possible upcoming court battles over Gov. Inslee’s partial vetoes of recently passed climate bills.

Legislative leaders slammed Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of segments of cap-and-trade and low-carbon fuels standard bills.

Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a portion of a bill that would have tied Washington's EV adoption goals to a vehicle miles traveled fee.

Rep. Davina Duerr plans to revive her stalled bill to make climate change a consideration in land use planning by local governments.

Washington’s climate change bills will not go into effect until the legislature passes a transportation budget. No one is quite sure when that will be.