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December 11, 2018

Inslee wants 100% green energy in state by 2045

  • The governor included $268 million in his budget to promote e-vehicles, and make buildings and refrigeration greener.
    • By PHUONG LE
    Associated Press

    Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday proposed an ambitious package of legislation to tackle climate change, including eliminating fossil fuels like natural gas and coal from the state's electricity supply by 2045.

    Eyeing a 2020 White House bid and undeterred by repeated setbacks in getting major climate legislation passed in his state, the Democratic governor once again made reducing greenhouse gas emissions central to his agenda. He has said he wants to elevate climate change as a central issue in the next presidential election.


     
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