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By Isabella Breda Seattle Times staff reporter CHERRY POINT, Whatcom County — Thick steam billowed from a series of towers and pipes, intricately woven together to form a powerhouse of the region’s energy production and Washington’s largest oil refinery. BP’s Cherry Point facility, which belched more than 2 million metric tons of climate-warming gases into
By Conrad Swanson Seattle Times climate reporter Nobody was quite sure how life would change for Washingtonians when lawmakers passed the state’s landmark climate policy in 2021. But in the nine months since the state started charging polluters, one thing has become increasingly clear: the sticker shock. A nearly $1.5 billion price tag — so
By Isabella Breda Seattle Times staff reporter BURIEN — Gov. Jay Inslee and members of the Democratic-controlled Legislature on Thursday stressed their desire to rein in the oil industry’s record profits as Washingtonians continue to pay for the most expensive fuel in the nation. Several of Highline Public Schools’ new electric buses served as a
Emitting greenhouse gases in WA? Here’s who will need to pay up to pollute Feb. 26, 2023 at 6:00 am Updated Feb. 26, 2023 at 6:07 am 1 of 10 | The University of Washington burns natural gas to create steam, seen here, that heats the campus. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times) By Isabella