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Debate over MEPA greenhouse-gas analysis: committee advances HB 703
Summary
HB 703 would remove a DEQ requirement to include greenhouse-gas analysis in certain MEPA reviews; supporters said it streamlines review, opponents warned it would blind decisionmakers to environmental impacts. The committee voted 8–6 to advance the bill to the House floor.
House Bill 703 was presented to the House Natural Resources Committee with staff explaining the bill limits the requirement to include greenhouse-gas analysis in MEPA reviews for certain projects related to gas appliances, motor vehicles and engines. Committee discussion focused on whether the agency should be…
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