Washington governor proposes another $941 million for clean energy, climate action

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee proposed on Monday another $941 million for action on climate change, including environmental justice, clean energy and transportation projects, in his 2024 supplemental budget. The budget would tap into stronger-than-expected revenue from the state's carbon-pricing program. The proposal comes toward the end of the first year of the program that makes the state's largest emitters of greenhouse gases pay for their pollution. It would add to the $2.1 billion already allocated by lawmakers during the 2023 session for the next two years toward climate and clean energy pr...