Groups Urge Washington State to Eliminate Avoided Methane Credits in Clean Fuel StandardAugust 1, 2025Advocates push Department of Ecology to stop incentives for factory farm gas that harm frontline communitiesOlympia, WA — Today, a coalition of organizations submitted a joint comment to the Washington State Department of Ecology urging the agency to eliminate avoided methane credits from the proposed Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) rule. The groups argue that these credits—modeled after California’s deeply flawed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)—create perverse incentives that reward pollution-intensive factory farm practices and encourage expansion under the guise of climate action. “Washington should not greenwash factory farm pollution as climate progress.”“As Washington continues to work towards reduced climate pollution, policy makers must recognize the significant pollution that comes from dairies in our state and must pass policies that lead to sustainable and environmentally sound farming practices. Fails to deliver real climate benefits, prioritizing combustion-based fuels like biomethane that rely on fossil fuel infrastructure over truly clean alternatives. The groups warn that unless Ecology further amends the proposed rule, the CFS will continue to prop up the fossil fuel and factory farm industries at the expense of public health and climate goals.