Environment and climate bills that passed and failed in WA’s legislative session • Washington State Standard

Environment and climate bills that passed and failed in WA’s legislative session • Washington State Standard

The Washington state Capitol in Olympia on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)With just three more sessions scheduled before state law mandates greenhouse gas emissions in Washington be at least 45% below 1990 levels, lawmakers took this year to close polluter loopholes in the state’s climate laws and advance a major bill to upgrade and expand the electrical grid.  Data centers were also a huge draw this session. They …