WA’s latest emissions report shows small decline

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 774

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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State officials and environmentalists point to a new report on Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions as an indicator that the state’s climate policies are working.

Others look at the same data and say it raises doubts about whether those policies significantly reduce carbon emissions at all.

The Department of Ecology report shows emissions in the state shrank by half a percentage point from 2021 to 2022.

Washington’s carbon footprint decreased by half a …

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