On Friday, July 31, one day before a 4½-month moratorium on shutting off utilities was set to expire across Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a proclamation extending it a third time. Now, until at least Oct. 15 (unless the COVID-19 state of emergency ends before then), utilities can’t cut off water, power or phone service to Washington residents who can’t afford them.
The extension came the day after environmental justice advocacy groups Puget Sound Sage and the Sierra Club held a press conference on the steps of the Legislative Building in Olympia and delivered a larger-than-life disconnection notice to the Governor’s Mansion.
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