Politics
Why are gas prices rising at stations unaffected by cap-and-trade?
Even oil companies not participating in the state’s new carbon auction system are pumping up the cost to the consumer.
John Stang
John Stang is a freelance writer who often covers state government and the environment. He can be reached on email at johnstang_8@hotmail.com and on Twitter at @johnstang_8
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Environment
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Environment
Washington considers consolidating elk management
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Politics
Group petitions to dump Washington’s new carbon-pricing system
Advocacy organization Let’s Go Washington is gathering signatures on six policy-related petitions that it wants to bring to the Legislature.