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Two controversial Washington state initiatives have returned more than $150 million to the Tri-Cities this budget cycle for energy research and to help children. As political pressure ramps up to convince voters whether Washington’s capital gains tax and Climate...

Initiative Measure No. 2117NoThis initiative would repeal the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) and prohibit the state from ever implementing a similar law, cutting billions of dollars in funding for transit programs, ferries, clean energy projects, air quality...

Washington state’s cap-and-invest program, created in the 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), is nearing the end of its second year and has already raised over $2 billion for communities by putting a price on pollution. Read more...Clean & Prosperous Washington is...

Well-funded battery tech companies like Group14 and Sila have planted their flags in Moses Lake. The small central Washington town now has to find a way to meet their power needs. Read more...Clean & Prosperous Washington is a project of the Washington Business...

It’s difficult to imagine an election season more politically fraught, or with higher stakes, than what we’re enduring this year. Understandably, folks are mostly focused on the national stage, but there are critical issues on the Washington state ballot as well....

In 2021 Washington enacted the Climate Commitment Act, becoming only the second US state (after California) with an economy-wide cap-and-invest program. With the passage of the Climate Commitment Act, Washington also put in place its primary enforcement mechanism for...

Environmental projects in Clark County stand to lose millions of dollars generated by the state’s cap-and-invest program if voters repeal it in November. Washington’s 2021 Climate Commitment Act set a limit (or cap) on overall carbon emissions. Businesses must buy...

A new study by Greenline Insights has revealed that if passed, Washington’s Initiative 2117 could result in the loss of approximately 45,000 high-wage jobs and $9.1 billion in economic output over the next eight years. The initiative, which has sparked significant...

A new report published by Greenline Insights, along with proponents of the Climate Commitment Act, claims that if Initiative 2117 is approved by voters and repeals the law, it would deprive the state of state revenue by $3.9 billion through 2029. Read more...Clean...

The slogan, “Vote yes, pay less” is catchy; we’ll give it that. But the rhyme in the slogan that seeks a yes vote for Initiative 2117 hides the truth that would follow with its passage; in loosened restrictions on industrial pollution; backtracking on the state’s...