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U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper decision is a victory for representative democracy
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo et al. the Supreme Court in a 6 – 3 decision corrected the mistake it made in 1984. In response to criticism that the reversal violated stare decisis, the idea the past decisions shouldn’t be disrupted, Chief Justice Roberts noted that application of “Chevron deference” had been continuously altered by subsequent cases, government agencies had cited it more than 18,000 times, and had become completely unworkable.
Read the entire blogWPC challenges building code council's illegal natural gas ban as energy choice initiative heads to voters
Last year the Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) adopted new rules intended to ban natural gas water and space heating in new and remodeled construction. However, they did so while violating state laws that require calculating the impact on small businesses in Washington state. We have been leading the effort to hold the SBCC accountable through the State’s rulemaking appeals process.
Our work is part of the larger effort to preserve energy choice and reliability in Washington. Yesterday, an initiative to preserve energy choice turned in more than 430,000 signatures to prevent the state from banning natural gas.
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The time for gray wolf management to change is now
The gray wolf population in Washington state set a reproduction record, growing by an astounding 44 animals in 2023. The state’s wolf population has increased for 15 years in a row and is now at its highest level since it was listed.
The question is, what will it take for the state to change its management policy for the predators?
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