House and Senate Release Proposed 2025-2027 Capital Budgets On Monday, the House and Senate released their proposed 2025-2027 capital budgets. The House proposes $7.6 billion in total spending, including $299 million in new Climate Commitment Act (CCA) funds. The...
House and Senate Release Proposed Transportation Budgets On Monday, the House and Senate each released their proposed 2025-2027 Operating and Transportation budgets. This newsletter will focus on the proposed transportation budgets, which include notable amounts of...
Climate Bills Advance, the Case for Electric Trucks, and More Climate Bills Move Out of House of Origin It has been a busy week in Olympia as policymakers worked to advance legislation before the house of origin cutoff on Wednesday. Clean & Prosperous Washington...
What the First CCA Auction of 2025 Means The results of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) Auction #9 were released today by the Washington State Department of Ecology. At the first auction of 2025, allowances sold at $50.00 each and 7.34 million allowances were sold,...
Mid-Session Legislative Update Last November, Washington voters issued a resounding endorsement of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). That victory – which outperformed almost all other statewide candidates and initiatives – proves that Washington state...
Trucks can deliver clean air Trucks – medium- and heavy-duty vehicles – account for a disproportionate share of emissions. Per Climate Solutions, in Washington state diesel trucks, buses and delivery vans are only about 10% of vehicles on the road, yet they account...
