OLYMPIA, Wash. — Addressing the Legislature at the start of his final year in office, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee returned to one of his top priorities and the issue that defined his brief presidential bid: climate change.
“Climate change is our present, but climate collapse does not have to be inevitable,” he said in his 11th state of the state address. “This Legislature put us on a clear – and necessary – path to slash greenhouse gases 95% by 2050. We will hold our ground.”
The governor, who is not seeking reelection, began speaking shortly after noon before a joint session of the state Legislature.
