Climate Change

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Current WA State law limits property tax increases by 1 percent each year.

After the sharp increase in the cost of doing business, the Washington State Dairy Federation is hoping the industry can avoid more consolidation.  The Federation is also optimistic about legislation in Olympia to initiate a carbon reduction program for dairy.  In case...

A bill that began in the Washington House targeting the state's response to climate change is now moving through the Senate after passing its initial chamber on March 3. House Bill 1181 (HB 1181) is designed to improve the state's response to climate change by making upgrades to its planning framework...

Supporters of the bill say it's a step forward to making Washington a more climate friendly state by reducing urban sprawl and greenhouse emissions.

The Washington State Department of Health has, for a number of years, pushed theories of how climate change affects peoples' health. Now they want data in classrooms.

Thanks to climate change, stink bug populations may grow.  Washington State University Entomology Professor Javier Gutierrez has been studying how the changing climate could affect the migration patterns of the brown marmorated stink bug giving the pest an advantage.  The bro...

(San Francisco, CA)  --  Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia will work together to attain climate goals.  They have formed the Pacific Coast Collaborative.  Washington Governor Jay Inslee says together they can drive change that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  Inslee says build...

(Pullman, WA)  --  Climate change is expected to increase the number of stink bugs in Washington.  Research at Washington State University finds an increase in temperatures and changes in precipitation will help populations of the brown marmorated stink bug grow.  The stink bu...