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Washington’s short legislative session begins Monday, and it’s looking to be a busy couple of months, with efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions remaining center stage alongside plans to improve recycling rates, protect aquatic and pollinator habitats and even declare a state clam. Lawmakers will consider whether to amend the state’s landmark climate policy, the Climate Commitment Act, and dictate how to best spend the state’s fast-growing carbon auction revenue. At the same time, they must contend with a push to repeal the climate law, Initiative 2117, complicating their efforts, said House…

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