Committee advances substitute to regulate Spokane waste‑to‑energy facility outside Climate Commitment Act

Feb 3, 2026

A proposed substitute to House Bill 2,416 that would remove Washington’s single Spokane waste‑to‑energy plant from the Climate Commitment Act and impose phased greenhouse‑gas limits and new reporting and enforcement requirements was reported out of the Environment and Energy Committee 12–9.

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The Environment and Energy Committee on Friday reported out a substitute to House Bill 2,416 that would remove Washington’s only waste‑to‑energy facility from the Climate Commitment Act and place it under a separate regulatory scheme with phased greenhouse‑gas limits.

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