Friends,
Last Tuesday, Rep. Bill Ramos and I hosted a telephone town hall. Over 1,000 of our constituents joined the call to ask questions. Bill and I both believe that taking the time to listen to your concerns and answer your questions is vital to being an effective and responsive legislator. Thank you to everyone who joined. If you weren’t able to join the call, the recording is linked to the image below. Feel free to listen any time.
Committing to Clean Energy
Last Thursday, we voted on a historic bill to commit Washington to 100-percent clean energy from renewable and zero-emission sources. Senate Bill 5116 requires that all electric utilities in Washington to transition to a 100-percent, carbon-neutral electricity supply by 2030 and to 100-percent carbon-free electricity by 2045.
This bill would make Washington one of the first states in the nation to commit broadly to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity while adopting a precise action plan to do so. It is also the most extensive measure on climate action that the Legislature has adopted since 2008, when it committed the state to reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels.
I firmly believe we have to act on this issue now. I was proud to cast my vote in favor of this legislation on Thursday.
As always, feel free to contact me with your questions or concerns. You can reach me at Lisa.Callan@leg.wa.gov or by phone at (360) 786-7876.
Thank you,
Rep. Lisa Callan