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President Trump Protects Lower Snake River Dams
Yesterday, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum safeguarding the lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington. This not only helps preserve one of the most flexible clean energy sources for Washington, but also allows salmon recovery efforts to focus on real solutions instead of hyper-fixating on tearing down the dams, a political pet project that won't achieve meaningful results. 

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Your Gas Is About to Get Expensive 
The latest results of the CO2 auction have come in, and while the tax prices are increasing, the Department of Ecology can't even tell us if the money is being used effectively.

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How Much is Washington State Taxing You? Here is the Answer.
By Mark Harmsworth

After lawmakers crafted a budget that includes the largest tax increase in Washington's history, some might wonder how much they'll now owe the state. Here's a calculation.
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The Supreme Court Reins in the Environmental Review Process
By Charles Prestrud

Transportation construction and much needed infrastructure improvement may now have an easier time moving ahead.
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No More Books from Dolly, Cutting Imagination Library Funding is Bad Policy
By Pam Lewison

While cutting is crucial to our state budget, a private-public partnership that helps childhood literacy is not the first place to look.
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