fossil fuels

2 Arrests as Anti-oil Demonstrators Block Vancouver Railroad
2 Arrests as Anti-oil Demonstrators Block Vancouver Railroad
2 Arrests as Anti-oil Demonstrators Block Vancouver Railroad
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have arrested two people who were among those blocking train tracks in Vancouver, Washington, to oppose oil trains and fossil fuels. Demonstrators blocked BNSF's main rail line Monday to protest a proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver that could handle about 360,000 barrels of oil a day...
EPA’s Final Guidance On Pesticide Resistance
EPA’s Final Guidance On Pesticide Resistance
EPA’s Final Guidance On Pesticide Resistance
EPA plans to release final guidance on pesticide resistance coming by the end of the year to help growers and applicators deal with weed and pest resistance, agency officials said Thursday at a meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee...
Hundreds to Protest at 2 Oil Refineries Near Anacortes
Hundreds to Protest at 2 Oil Refineries Near Anacortes
Hundreds to Protest at 2 Oil Refineries Near Anacortes
SEATTLE (AP) — Hundreds of people are gathering at the site of two oil refineries near Anacortes to call for action on climate change. The three-day event begins Friday and includes protesters in kayaks, community workshops and a three-mile march along the shores of Fidalgo Bay in front of the Tesoro and Shell refineries...
Carbon Tax Initiative Goes to November Ballot
Carbon Tax Initiative Goes to November Ballot
Carbon Tax Initiative Goes to November Ballot
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — An initiative that would create a carbon tax in Washington state is now headed to the November ballot. Lawmakers adjourned the special legislative session late Tuesday without taking action on Initiative 732, thus sending the statewide ballot measure to voters. ...
Washington Considers Nation’s First Carbon Emissions Tax
Washington Considers Nation’s First Carbon Emissions Tax
Washington Considers Nation’s First Carbon Emissions Tax
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington could become the first state in the nation to impose a direct tax on carbon emissions from fossil fuels such as coal, gasoline and natural gas. A ballot measure before the state Legislature would create a carbon tax of $25 per metric ton of fossil fuel emissions burned in Washington, while reducing taxes. ...