Washington lawmakers are considering a bill to apply a per-mile charge to EVs to compensate for expected lost gas tax revenues.

A Washington state bill would create an interagency council to manage the adoption of electric vehicles and the federal funds for related infrastructure.

Any financial institution in Washington that invests in fossil fuels would be charged an annual “climate resiliency and mitigation” fee under a new bill.

Sen. Reuven Carlyle, the architect of the nation’s second cap-and-trade law, said that he will leave the Washington Senate when his term expires next year.

Washington’s House Democrats have resurrected last year’s stalled attempt to add climate change mitigation to land use planning.

A Washington bill calls for the state's Commerce Department to study the global supply chain risks in the manufacture of EV batteries.

Attendance was low at a hearing on a bill to allocate funds to deal with probable upcoming droughts in Wash., but participants were unanimous in their support.

A rent control plank prompted the greatest opposition to a Washington Senate bill to trim the carbon footprint of roughly 50,000 buildings in the state.

Cap-and-trade is expected to yield Washington $500 million a year in revenue, according to the state agency charged with running the program.

Washington is considering a bill that would require public water systems serving 1,000 or more connections to include a “climate resilience element” in system plans.