Gov Inslee announces legislation demanding transparency from oil industry; GOP, industry push back

The governor, lawmakers and labor/healthcare representatives raised concerns about oil industry profits. Opponents say new climate policies are costing consumers.

BURIEN, Wash. — During a news conference alongside Highline School District’s electric buses in Burien, Governor Jay Inslee, lawmakers and labor and healthcare representatives announced plans for legislation to be introduced in January targeting the oil industry. They also called attention to the health impacts of climate change.  

“Oil and gas pollution is attacking our state and attacking our children’s future and indeed attacking the entire nation and planet,” Inslee said. “We intend to defeat climate change, we intend to reign in the terrible pollution

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