It's green in Olympia.

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It was a lot quieter around the Washington Capitol this summer. Ground crews switched their 25 gas vehicles to battery-powered ones to save about $42,000 and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34 tons a year. "I'm surprised how snappy they are," Scott Hobbs, a member of the grounds crew, told The Olympian. "And they're quiet. I have to be more aware...