Associated Press: Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday insisted Washington state is poised to lead the fight against climate change and urged lawmakers to help him move quickly on the issue.
The governor advocated for his inaugural climate-change bill in the House Environment Committee in the wake of changes to the measure made in the Republican-controlled state Senate.
He pushed for his plan to hire an outside group to advise state leaders on how to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions while increasing the share of energy...