On the heels of a $1.4 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), property management company Greystar reached an agreement with the Washington Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to resolve allegations the company violated state and federal laws protecting military service members from illegal housing fees.

Washington, along with a coalition of other states and local governments, is opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to undo its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare by driving climate change.

Last month, the Trump Administration announced its proposal to rescind that 2009 Endangerment Finding, claiming EPA lacks authority to regulate air pollution that contributes to climate change, and eliminate all existing EPA vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards in one fell swoop.

SEATTLE – The U.S. Forest Service should abandon efforts that would open up approximately 45 million acres of national forests to development that would destroy recreation areas and harm local and state economies, according to a multistate comment letter submitted on Friday co-led by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

SEATTLE – The owner of four “bikini barista” coffee stands in King and Snohomish counties is alleged to have violated multiple state laws by subjecting his employees to egregious sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage theft, according to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Nick Brown’s office.