Wednesday, July 16, 2025 – Washington State Department of Ecology – The Washington Department of Ecology issued a $425,000 penalty to Climate Care Innovations (CCI) for violating rules designed to ensure the state’s emissions market is both fair and secure. Ecology also revoked the registration that allows the company to participate in the market.
According to Ecology, CCI registered for the Cap-and-Invest Program as an offset project operator using apparently inaccurate information. The company also falsely claimed to have over 3 million allowances, even though offset project operators cannot buy and sell allowances (they can only transfer offset credits). Additionally, CCI informed Ecology staff that it had entered into an allowance transaction with another market participant, despite never holding allowances.
“The success of the Cap-and-Invest Program depends on a secure, well-functioning market,” said Joel Creswell, program manager for the Climate Pollution Reduction Program.
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