8-6-2018
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Voters will decide in November whether to charge industrial emitters a fee for their carbon emissions.
Secretary of State Kim Wyman certified Initiative 1631 for the fall ballot after backers collected enough signatures.
A coalition of tribes, social justice, labor and environmental groups sponsoring the measure say it will hold corporate polluters accountable while investing revenues in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment.
Critics warn it will increase prices on electricity and gasoline and make it harder for businesses to compete.