In the Washington Legislature, some of the most ambitious efforts to pass legislation this year to rein in climate change are failing. Meanwhile, several less-far-reaching measures are likely to pass.
The Washington Legislature's 2019 session was momentous, but there's still work to be done, which is why the legislature is going into their 2020 session with four priorities: clean fuels, climate limits, plastic bags and orcas.
Even with Democrats in charge of both houses of the Washington Legislature and the governor's mansion, the 2018 legislative session is far from a sure-fire win for environmentalists.