The Governor
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Jay Inslee was a leader on climate change in the U.S. House of Representatives. A year ago, he was elected governor of Washington, in part because of his commitment to addressing climate change. As governor, he’s facing a well-financed campaign by the coal industry to build export depots that could ship 100 million tons of coal to Asia each year. Olivia Munn profiles the nation’s most climate-conscious governor and reports on what he’ll do about the coal export depots.