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Last Minute Carbon Bill Leads To Frustration In Ag Community
Last Minute Carbon Bill Leads To Frustration In Ag Community
Last Minute Carbon Bill Leads To Frustration In Ag Community
Many in the farming community feel the Ag industry was, at the very least, left out of many legislative conversation this year in Olympia. And some feel legislation targeted Washington Farmers. For example, as logger, farmers and others rallied last week in Olympia protesting House Bill 1110, the Low Carbon Fuel Standards, lawmakers introduction House Bill 2957 ...
Truck Drivers Rally Against Low Carbon Fuel Standards Proposal
Truck Drivers Rally Against Low Carbon Fuel Standards Proposal
Truck Drivers Rally Against Low Carbon Fuel Standards Proposal
More than 160 log trucks invaded the state Capitol Campus in Olympia Monday.  Drivers and those that work in Natural Resources were in town, protesting House Bill 1110, which would create a new low carbon fuel standard.  The proposal could add up to 63 cents per gallon to diesel. “ ...
Dent: We Need To Hold The Line On Low Carbon Initiatives
Dent: We Need To Hold The Line On Low Carbon Initiatives
Dent: We Need To Hold The Line On Low Carbon Initiatives
Lawmakers in Olympia continue to discuss the idea of low carbon legislation.  One of those proposals in the House looks at increasing the state gasoline tax by 57 cents a gallon, while increasing the tax on diesel sold in Washington by 63 cents per gallon.  Mo...
Hennings: Dams, Carbon, DNR Key Issues In Olympia
Hennings: Dams, Carbon, DNR Key Issues In Olympia
Hennings: Dams, Carbon, DNR Key Issues In Olympia
It’s been a very busy couple weeks for the leadership of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers.  In late January, they took a trip back to Washington D.C. to meet with congressional leaders to discuss issues important to local growers.  And then...
Schoesler Ag Community Needs To Be Active During 2020 Session
Schoesler Ag Community Needs To Be Active During 2020 Session
Schoesler Ag Community Needs To Be Active During 2020 Session
The 2020 Washington legislative session got underway Monday in Olympia.  For senator Mark Schoesler, a Ritzville area wheat farmer, he said his push this short session when it comes to agriculture is “do no harm”   He said he’s concerned that several proposals and ideas will have a negative impact on rural Washingtonians.  For example, he pointed o...
Davis: Big Concerns In 2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
Davis: Big Concerns In 2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
Davis: Big Concerns In 2020 Include Low Carbon, Gas Tax
Looking at the 2020 Washington legislative session, scheduled to get underway in a few weeks, what concerns Tom Davis with the Washington Farm Bureau?  The continued push for a Low Carbon Fuel standard in Olympia.   "A lot of the conservation and environmental groups in the state have placed the low carbon fuel standard as their #1 priority.  And whe...
Walsh: Several Challenges Remain For Ag Community Beyond the 2019 Session
Walsh: Several Challenges Remain For Ag Community Beyond the 2019 Session
Walsh: Several Challenges Remain For Ag Community Beyond the 2019 Session
Many in the farming community have felt the 2019 session has been especially challenging on the Ag industry.  But Representative Jim Walsh fears the struggles will continue well beyond the end of the session.   First, the Ag industry exemption established in the low carbon fuel standard he believes will be in jeopardy.  He said...