"Washington voters need to acknowledge Washington Republicans, because of remoteness and wilderness, are a little bit different from the national breed."
When the Trump administration announced its plans to open up the entire Washington coast, including the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, to oil exploration, I was pissed off.
Redoubled climate goals and a fresh blueprint revive hopes to cut emissions. But ongoing fossil fuel development in B.C. could undercut progress in Cascadia.
A win could mean more aggressive action to avoid climate disaster. Some environmental leaders think the lawsuit is a distraction from the action Jay Inslee and Kate Brown are pushing for.