Environment

Inslee’s Carbon Tax Fails, But Supporters Have Already Filed An Initiative


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Legislation that would have made polluters pay by putting a tax on carbon emissions does not have enough votes to pass the Washington state legislature. That’s according to Governor Jay Inslee and the bill’s prime sponsor, speaking late Thursday. But, less than a day later, backers of a carbon fee had already filed an initiative to the people in its place. A broad coalition of environmental and community groups had been promising for months that they would file a voter’s initiative if Inslee’s
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EnvironmentBy KNKX Public Radio