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WA Legislature revs up plan to electrify 10,000 school buses
A bill to switch from diesel vehicles — plus $50M from cap-and-trade revenue — passed out of the Legislature, but did not offer a timeline.
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WA’s carbon pricing system may fund $200M for new electric ferries
But if voters repeal the cap-and-trade program in a November referendum, the plan to convert three diesel vessels to hybrid may need other funding sources.
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Gas prices too high? WA residents may get $200 back for utilities
The Legislature considers offering rebates to middle- and low-income households to offset fuel costs blamed on the new cap-and-invest program.
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PFAS in Washington’s well water could make you sick
‘Forever chemicals’ linked to ailments from high cholesterol to cancer are in our clearest aquifers — but steep costs pose cleanup challenges.
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The Pacific coast’s native Olympia oyster is making a comeback
The Oly’s numbers plummeted after decades of pollution from the paper industry. Now efforts from Washington to California work to bring it back.