An earlier lawsuit by Myers was dismissed earlier this year by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Chris Lanese, who ruled Myers didn’t have standing in the case. The judge reasoned that the applicable statute identifies the beneficiaries of reporting requirements as the Governor’s Office and appropriate legislative committees. The new lawsuit also seeks to force the two agencies to comply with RCW 70A.45.020, which requires agency staff to report statewide greenhouse gas emissions for the preceding two years at the end of an even-numbered year. The law requiring timely disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions was adopted in 2008. "It’s frustrating that CADF has had to file not one, but two lawsuits to try to hold state agencies accountable,” CADF Executive Director Jackson Maynard said in an emailed statement.