Assessments and additions that would make a home more climate-friendly also have significant price tags, driving up housing costs. Local officials in Lacey, Wash., are trying to reconcile competing goals.
Statewide caps on annual rent increases could take effect in Washington state as soon as this year after the state House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at giving tenants financial relief.
Are Washington housing affordability and climate change on a collision course? Some think they are columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Republicans in Washington Legislature bristle over collapse of rural housing bills spokanepublicradio.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spokanepublicradio.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.