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News Stories & Opinion Pieces
Washington State Wire
The ‘Big Oil’ Problem That Wasn’t
‘Fundamentally Flawed’ Department of Ecology Study Was Basis for Three-Year Stormwater Crusade
April 27, 2011 / Crosscut
Stormwater: a whole lot more than oil runoff
April 11, 2011 / Seattle Times
OPINION: Puget Sound cleanup is a good idea but not this way
March 30, 2010 / Everett Herald
OPINION: FUNDING CLEAN WATER PROJECTS: Take the time to do it right
March 21, 2010 / Yakima Herald-Republic
Stormwater tax on ag only makes situation worse
March 17, 2010 / Olympia Business Watch
Boost in state oil tax will cost good jobs, refinery workers tell lawmakers
March 16, 2010 / Everett Herald
Why you should oppose a hazardous substance tax increase
March 4, 2010 / Washington State Wire
Oil Tax Would be Overturned, Says Phil Talmadge
February 28, 2010 / Yakima Herald Reporter
Legislature's 'temporary' taxes miss the mark
February 27, 2010 / Wenatchee World
Stick to the truth if taxes must rise
February 25, 2010 /Everett Herald
Reject broad sales tax hike
February 25, 2010 / Anacortes American
Tripling tax on refineries would hurt much more than help
February 25, 2010 / The Daily News Online - TDN.com
Deceptive hazardous substance tax is more dangerous than it looks
February 24, 2010 / Lynden Tribune
First, let’s use tax on refineries as intended
February 21, 2010 / Skagit Valley Herald
New refinery tax is a cynical way to fix the deficit
February 18, 2010 / The Seattle Times
Hazardous chemical bill wrong solution for Washington's general-fund problems
February 16, 2010 / King 5 News
Most of hazardous substances tax would go to general fund
February 12, 2010 / The Bellingham Herald
Oil tax proposals would be bad for county, citizens
February 11, 2010 / The News Tribune
Polluters’ tax a good idea gone wrong
February 8, 2010 / Everett Herald
IN OUR VIEW / Funding Pollution Cleanup
Idea Tries to Flow Upstream
February 5, 2010 / KPLU - NPR
Environmentalists and Oil Companies Set To Battle Over Tax
February 2, 2010 / Washington State Wire
Olympia's Next Big War -- A Steep Hike in Oil Taxes for Puget Sound Cleanup
January 13, 2010 / thenewstribune.com
Lawmakers don’t have time to fool with doomed gas tax
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