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From fox13seattle.com For years, Washington State has been losing two farms per day, and the impact of the Climate Commitment Act is making it even harder for some to survive. The Washington Farm Bureau says the Climate Commitment Act, which passed in 2021, is now disproportionately impacting small farms. If the system worked as intended, farmers wouldn’t have been negatively ... Read More »
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Washington’s cap-and-trade rebate pot for farmers still almost full
From the Capital Press Washington farmers and truckers have barely touched a $28.5 million pot of money the state set aside to partially refund them for the cap-and-trade taxes they paid on fuel in 2023. They have claimed $1.86 million, or just 6.5% of the money, the Department of Licensing reported Tuesday. The department started taking applications Aug. 26. It ... Read More »
Washington judge tosses Farm Bureau’s suit against cap-and-trade
From the Capital Press A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Washington Farm Bureau that claimed the state Department of Ecology failed to shield farmers and haulers of farm goods from cap-and-trade taxes. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »
Update on fuel refund program for ag producers
Beginning the week of Aug. 26, the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) will begin taking applications for refunds for ag producers who paid taxes related to the state’s cap and trade program on fuel purchases. The DOL circulated a letter recently containing the following information: What Is the Agriculture Support Program (ASP)? The ASP is a funding opportunity for ... Read More »
Washington spending plans include cap-and-trade refunds for farmers
From the Capital Press With the support of the Inslee administration, Senate and House Democratic budget-writers Monday proposed refunding $30 million in cap-and-trade fuel surcharges to farmers and trucking companies. Farmers who bought fewer than 1,000 gallons of fuel would be eligible for a $600 refund. Farmers who bought up to 4,000 gallons would get $2,300. Farmers who bought more ... Read More »
Washington senator proposes cap-and-trade rebates for farmers
From the Capital Press A Washington state senator has renewed his proposal to refund cap-and-trade costs to farmers and haulers of farm goods, an idea that failed to win support last spring from farm groups. Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) said Friday he expects more backing now for refunds. The Department of Ecology hasn’t yet found a way to exempt farm fuels ... Read More »
Washington senator calls for cap-and-trade changes
From the Capital Press A Washington Republican state senator said July 5 the Department of Ecology should act to bring down the cost of cap-and-trade allowances to ease the upward pressure on fuel prices. read the rest of the article here. Read More »
Washington gas prices top US as carbon fee takes hold
From the Capital Press Washington has moved past California to have the most expensive gasoline in the U.S., a surge coinciding with Washington’s cap-and-trade carbon fee almost doubling California’s. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »
Washington’s carbon fee rises, trips emergency valve to hold down costs
From the Capital Press Washington’s carbon fee rose by 15% at the state’s second cap-and-trade auction, the Department of Ecology reported Wednesday, and is high enough to turn on an emergency valve to contain energy costs. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »
Washington to adopt California ban on diesel trucks
From the Capital Press Washington will follow California’s lead and ban new diesel trucks beginning in 2036, a governor’s spokesman said Tuesday. The governor’s office was going over the rule passed April 28 by the California Air Resources Board and does not have a timeline for adopting it, spokesman Mike Faulk said in an email. “We’re still reviewing California’s actions, ... Read More »