The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently announced rulemaking intended to clarify a key cost containment provision of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), the state’s carbon emissions cap-and-trade program. The...more
The Washington Legislature passed Senate Bill 5126, the Climate Commitment Act, on April 24, 2021, which establishes a greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-invest program for utilities, industrial facilities, and other operations...more
4/29/2021
/ Cap-and-Trade ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
Clean Air Act ,
Compliance ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Ecology ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Net Zero ,
Opt-In ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures
In a split decision issued on January 16, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Ecology (Ecology) lacks authority under the state’s Clean Air Act (the act) to cap greenhouse gas emissions from...more
1/24/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Cap-and-Trade ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Rulemaking Process ,
WA Supreme Court