State House passes clean fuel standard bill; now heads to Senate
A clean fuel standard bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was passed by the State House in a 52-46 vote.
This is the third year the House has voted in support of the policy.
Now BILL1091 heads to the Senate.
According to a release from Climate Solutions, more than two-thirds of Washington voters support a statewide clean fuel standard.
“We owe it to future generations to protect the climate, improve our air quality, and create jobs in the biofuels industry,” said State Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Seattle), the bill’s prime sponsor, in a release. “Let this be the year to say we took action, and along the way we created new jobs - good jobs in our farms and forests. Along the way we reduced air contaminants that harm human health, particularly in communities near highways and roadways.”
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