Kincaid’s Climate and Environmental Policy

Kincaid for Congress · WA-01

Kincaid's Climate and Environmental Policy

Washington's environment is one of our greatest assets.Puget Sound the Cascades our clean air and water. Protecting it isn't just the right thing to do. It's an economic opportunity . And it's how we replace the jobs that automation and AI are already eliminating.

Where I Stand

I believe climate change is real. I believe the response to it must be practical, measurable and fair to working people. I am not interested in symbolic legislation. That looks good on paper and does nothing in practice. I am interested in results.

Washington State is not meeting its own climate goals. That is a failure of leadership not of ambition. The solutions already exist. What's missing is the political will to fund, build and deploy them at scale. And to make sure the workers who need new opportunities are first in line for the jobs they create.

Policy Pillars

01 · Clean Energy as a Jobs Pipeline

Solar · Wind · Manufacturing

AI and automation are already eliminating jobs in logistics, retail, customer service and office work. We cannot tell displaced workers to simply "retrain" without showing them where the jobs actually are. The clean energy sector solar installation, wind turbine manufacturing, grid modernization and battery storage . One of the few industries where domestic hands on labor cannot be offshored or automated away.

I will fight to bring clean energy manufacturing and installation jobs to Washington. With hiring preferences for workers displaced by technological change.

Federal Clean Energy Workforce Act: Expand registered apprenticeship programs linking displaced workers to solar, wind and grid jobs.

WA Manufacturing Investment: Support federal incentives for clean energy component manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest.

Displacement Bridge Program: Prioritize clean energy job training for workers in sectors most affected by AI driven job loss.

02 · Protecting Puget Sound & Pacific Northwest Ecosystems

Biodiversity · Water · Salmon

Puget Sound is not just beautiful. It is the economic and ecological backbone of this region. Its health affects fishing livelihoods, tourism, property values. And the quality of life that draws businesses and workers here. The decline of salmon runs, degradation of shorelines, and increasing stormwater runoff. Are real measurable problems with real measurable solutions.

Puget Sound Restoration Funding: Fully fund federal commitments to the Puget Sound Partnership and prioritize stormwater infrastructure investment.

Salmon Recovery: Support science based recovery plans for threatened salmon species. Including habitat restoration and barrier removal on key rivers.

Corporate Polluter Accountability: Strengthen enforcement against industrial polluters discharging into Washington waterways. With meaningful penalties not just fines that corporations treat as a cost of doing business.

Transportation is Washington's largest source of carbon pollution. The 1st District stretching from Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond north through the Snohomish County. Communities of Bothell, Woodinville, Monroe, Marysville and Arlington. Covers some of the most congested corridors in the state. As well as rural and agricultural land. Reducing emissions here means building infrastructure that gives people real alternatives to sitting in traffic alone.

EV Infrastructure Buildout: Expand public EV charging access across WA-01. Including in multifamily housing where residents currently have no charging options.

Transit Investment: Support federal funding for Link Light Rail extensions and improved bus rapid transit connecting Eastside communities.

Fleet Electrification: Advocate for federal incentives to accelerate electrification of school buses, municipal fleets and delivery vehicles in Washington.

The AI Jobs Crisis and the Green Economy

This is the connection both parties are missing.

Within this decade millions of American jobs will be displaced by artificial intelligence and automation. The question is not whether this will happen it is already happening. The question is whether those workers have somewhere to go.

The clean energy economy solar, wind, grid modernization, EV infrastructure, environmental restoration. Requires American workers on American soil. You cannot install a solar panel remotely. You cannot build a wind turbine with an algorithm. These are skilled, dignified, well paying jobs that cannot be automated away.

A serious climate policy is also a serious labor policy. I will push to ensure that the workers most at risk from AI displacement. Are first in line for the opportunities the clean economy creates. With funded training, union scale wages and real career pathways.

What I Will Not Do

No fossil fuel PAC money

My campaign will not accept donations from fossil fuel companies or their affiliated PACs. My climate positions will not be for sale.

No empty symbolism

I will not support climate legislation that sets targets without funding mechanisms, enforcement or accountability. Results matter more than press releases.

No leaving workers behind

Transition to a clean economy must include real support for displaced workers not platitudes. Every climate proposal I back will include a workforce component.

No ignoring corporate polluters

Large corporations that pollute Washington's air and water must face real consequences not fines they can write off. I will push for enforcement with teeth.

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