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October 11, 2007

County tweaks greenhouse gas emission policy for new projects

By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
Journal Staff Reporter

Starting Monday, people seeking permits for any project in unincorporated King County will be required to submit information on their greenhouse gas emissions as part of the State Environmental Policy Act. But the kind of information required has changed based on input from the construction and building community.

The policy change was announced in June through an executive order by King County Executive Ron Sims. The idea was to give developers a SEPA checklist with questions about greenhouse gas emissions during construction and early operation of a project. A worksheet to use in computing emissions was to be included.


 
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