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Washington’s first carbon auction sold pollution for $300 million

The state’s Climate Commitment Act implementation program manager, Luke Martland, who works with Boyte-White, said that Ecology designed a flexible program to be a sustainable market. Heavy manufacturers either purchase allowances at...

Washington state may boost 988 hotline funding as demand grows

According to McDaniel, Crisis Connections has experienced a 25%-30% increase in calls since the 988 hotline was implemented last July. With the increase in calls comes an increase in the need for...

Washington state considers banning over-the-counter rape kits

Last fall, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sent a cease-and-desist letter to Leda Health, a company marketing DIY rape kits to survivors of sexual assault at the University of Washington. It was...

How federal weed legalization would impact Washington state

“If we are not prepared to commit on a nationwide scale, we are going to be left in the dust,” Rivers said.This bill passed the Senate Wednesday on a bipartisan vote of...

This WA bill could make it easier and safer to change your name

“ just acknowledges that the world has changed so much, and we are seeing so many more harms … There are so many harms in the world that might not involve physical...

Is a 17-inch fossil enough to inspire Washington's state dinosaur?

“The question of, ‘How do we have a dinosaur, which is a land animal, in a marine rock?’ is interesting. It's a known thing with dinosaurs and other modern creatures called a...

Seattle exotic dancers organize to improve 'predatory' conditions

Every time a dancer takes a customer to a private room, the club takes a cut of what the dancer earns there, they said. A photo of the private-room rates at one...

WA may soon expand dual-credit programs for high schoolers

House bills 1316 (introduced by Rep. Dave Paul, D-Oak Harbor) and 1003 (introduced by Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn) both aim to expand access to dual-credit programs in Washington, but in slightly different...

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