Washington Gov. Orders Agencies to Cut Emissions

OLYMPIA, WA --- Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on May 21 issued an executive order aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

by Staff

June 2, 2009

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OLYMPIA, WA --- Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on May 21 issued an executive order aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

According to the Seattle Times, the order requires the following:

The Department of Ecology must make emission-reductions plans for all of the state's top industrial greenhouse-gas polluters by next year.
The departments of Commerce and Transportation must formulate ways to set standards on the amount of carbon emitted during production, distribution and use of certain vehicle fuels.
The Transportation Department must negotiate new plans with the state's largest counties and regional councils to reduce driving.

Many of the actions were lifted from a climate bill the Washington Legislature failed to pass earlier this spring, the Seattle Times reported.

The governor's executive order came shortly after she testified at a U.S. EPA hearing, in which she spoke in favor of the EPA's plan to name greenhouse gases dangerous pollutants.

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