Initiatives targeting governmental 'greenwashing'

Under outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee, the state has been greenwashing just about everything it can.

What is greenwashing? It’s the act of using false or misleading claims that an action will have a positive impact on the environment.

This November, voters will have an opportunity to undo some of the greenwashing done by the Inslee Administration and state agencies.

Two initiatives on the ballot are designed to restrict government agencies from continuing policies that have little-to-no environmental benefit and help curtail new ones from being enacted. Those initiatives are 2117 and 2066.

Voters sho...