Gov. Jay Inslee wants Washingtonians traveling in greener vehicles and burning less carbon over the next two years under a $427 million plan to fight climate change.

The governor’s climate plan includes $230 million for electrifying buses, ferries, and new charging stations for electric vehicles. Inslee’s office says this will save the state $14 million in ferry operating costs and mitigate noises harmful to local Puget Sound orcas.

Each new electric ferry would create 560 new jobs and cut more than 16,000 tons of carbon dioxide (C02) per year, based on estimates from Inslee’s office.

Another $100 million would be divided up among seven renewable infrastructure projects such as renewable bio-fertilizer for dairy farms, clean energy research, and solar power grids.

In 2019, more than 85,000 people in the state were employed in the renewable energy sector, according to Environmental Entrepreneurs.

The business group reported that around 17,000 jobs in the sector were lost in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sign Up for Email Updates


  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Our Latest Press Releases


Releases

E2: Senate “Slams Brakes” on Made-in-USA Energy, Putting Projects, Jobs and Energy Security At Risk

WASHINGTON (July 1, 2025) – The U.S. Senate passed a massive tax and spending bill that will phase out and repeal federal tax policies creating jobs, driving new investments in manufacturing, and increasing American energy production. Businesses have ann...


Releases

Businesses Cancel $1.4 Billion In New Factories, Energy Projects in May as Congress Pushes Forward on Tax Increases

Cancellations now total $15.5 billion since January; nearly 12,000 jobs lost GOP districts see $9 billion in investments; 10,000 jobs disappear due to cancelled or delayed projects so far $444 million in new investments announced in M...


Releases

Senate Bill Threatens Investments, Jobs, Energy Security

Federal tax policies that are creating jobs and increasing America’s energy supplies would be phased out or repealed in new language released by the Senate Finance Committee today as part of President Trump’s massive tax and spending package.


Donate Today