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To fight climate change, Washington needs a clean fuel standard

Doing so will cut carbon emissions and spur jobs of the future, write Port Commissioner Fred Felleman and King County Executive Dow Constantine.

/ March 10, 2020 /

Updated at 8:04 am March 3, 2020

Smoke comes out of smokestacks at a paper mill

Politics

Lawmakers want tougher carbon-reduction goals, even as WA falls short of current targets

Gov. Jay Inslee wants Washington state lawmakers to adopt a more aggressive course for curbing greenhouse gas emissions — one that better aligns with the latest science.

Shauna Sowersby

/ January 17, 2020

Opinion

To whale watch, we all must make sacrifices

The only way to save orcas in the Salish Sea is through bold action, including by the governor and Legislature.

Fred Felleman

/ November 15, 2018

Environment

Guest Opinion: Dirty fuel exports darken NW's Earth Day

A refinery on Fidalgo Island near Anacortes (2008).

Fred Felleman

/ March 30, 2015

Environment

Exporting Pollutants: No way to reduce a carbon footprint

Puget Sound's orca population is at its lowest level in 12 years.

/ July 29, 2013

Environment

BP greenwashes as climate dangers grow

From the start, BP has underestimated the spill and failed in its responsibilities to deal with the Gulf catastrophe.

Fred Felleman

/ May 12, 2013

Politics

The need for cruise control

An environmentalist explains why better federal regulations are needed to police polluters among the world's fleet of cruise ships: State and local authorities can only do so much. Over six months...

Fred Felleman

/ May 13, 2008