New laws aim to keep people from losing their homes in Washington
When Carol Porter filed for bankruptcy in 2015, she didn’t expect she would lose her Issaquah home in the process. That’s because, for more than a century, Washington law has contained language to protect people’s homes from being sold to pay off their debts. But the law hasn’t kept up with the state’s rising home prices. As a result, only $125,000 of the equity of Porter’s home was off-limits from her creditors — an amount far shy of what the property was worth. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Dorothy Edwards)
Inslee signs ambitious environmental protection laws
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a series of bills Monday designed to strengthen the environment in Washington state. Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act, environmental justice legislation, a clean fuels standard and bills related to reducing Washington’s single-use plastic waste and hydrofluorocarbon pollution. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Ted S. Warren)
New law expected to have widespread effect
Recycling and environmentally focused groups are hailing a new state law as groundbreaking when it comes to reducing the amount of plastics entering the solid waste system and, too often, the oceans. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the law, Senate Bill 5022, on Monday. Over the next several years, the law will ban certain polystyrene products — such as common foam takeout containers — and sets statewide minimums for the amount of recycled material to be used in the manufacture of plastic items, from beverage bottles to trash bags. Continue reading at The Skagit Valley Herald.
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