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Some fear Artificial Intelligence (AI) might open a dark chapter to a dystopian future. Others say the progress it promises is virtually unlimited. To find a balance among those concerns, Washington state is considering launching a task force to determine how it can best promote the most beneficial uses while mitigating potential challenges. Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, has introduced a bill, ...

Since the beginning of the year, many Washingtonians have felt pressure at the gas pump and wondered how much of the high price tag they see is caused by the state’s Climate Commitment Act.

The groundbreaking corporate climate disclosure measures enacted by California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend has like-minded lawmakers across the country thinking their states could be ready to follow suit.

Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, thinks Washington state's high gas prices are the result of oil companies gouging customers, not the state's cap-and-trade law that went into effect at the beginning of the year.

Nobody was quite sure how life would change for Washingtonians when lawmakers passed the state’s landmark climate policy in 2021.

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.

Washington drivers for weeks have paid the highest gas prices in the nation. And now some state legislators and Gov. Jay Inslee are forming plans to force oil companies to disclose how much money they’re making.

With an average price of around $4.95 for a gallon of regular unleaded – the highest anywhere in the country – gas in Washington is expensive. That’s not in dispute. But when it comes to the reasons for the spike, what to do about it, and how much the state’s new cap-and-trade program is to blame, there’s growing disagreement.