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How George HW Bush's pollution solution put Washington state's climate strategy in the crosshairs
Washington state, like places all over the world, is grappling with the effects of climate change. In response, that state’s trying to get its big polluters to burn less fossil fuel. The tool it's using is called a carbon auction. But the fate of that carbon auction now comes down to a vote this fall.
DOE Launches Its Own Snake River Dam Study
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a study on replacing the Lower Snake River Dams. DOE said the Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Project will be an 18-month study, exploring how utilities in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana can deal with future power needs in the event that the Snake River dams are removed. The study will be funded by the Grid Deployment Office and the Washington State Department of Commerce.
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