Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends state climate response strategies.

Highlights:

• Amends state climate response strategies to require the department of ecology to collaborate and engage with local governments, tribal governments, nongovernmental organizations, public and private businesses, and overburdened communities in developing new climate strategies (Sec. 2).

• Requires the department of ecology work with the University of Washington climate impact groups to ensure the state has access to the most up to date and relevant scientific and technical information about the impacts of climate change on (Sec. 2):

• Ecology;

• Economy;

• Public health; and

• Society.

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