Washington state's landmark climate law hangs in the balance in November | Voters in Washington state are deciding this fall whether to repeal one of the most progressive climate policies ever passed

abcnews.go.com Washington state's landmark climate law hangs in the balance in November

Voters in Washington state are being asked this fall whether to repeal one of the most progressive climate policies ever passed by a state Legislature less than two years after it took effect

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The area most affected by this is King County. Gas here is about a dollar above the national average.

The political ads are stating that Insley imposed this upon us but don't give context. I will be voting to maintain this law.

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- Same. I hate that this state is following California in a lot of it's policies but given the state of the world this is a good way to force the fossil fuel companies to behave themselves
  
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- I have seen a good amount of signs to vote yes on repealing the tax here in Seattle (as well as the other initiatives) and only one to vote no. Sent a couple emails to them to see if I can get some signs to place but have not heard back on anything.
  
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  I get force-fed a bunch of crap on my Hulu ads from an initiative led by a conservative think tank guy named Todd Myers. He's not a Trumper, thankfully, but he's no climate sweetheart despite his title and disingenuous affiliations.
  
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State revenue is up, and I really like

projects on air quality, fish habitat, wildfire prevention and clean energy

I'm a fan of slightly higher gas prices to dissuade consumption, but remember, higher prices disproportionately hit the poor.

theoretically forcing companies to find ways to cut emissions

So, any evidence it's actually working? Guessing the purchase of these allowances are simply passed to the consumer with no effect on behavior. Presumably only businesses that are close to the limit will go all out to get under it and the biggest polluters will budget it as a cost of doing business.

Were I up there, I'd vote to keep it. 2-years isn't nearly long enough to see effects and gather data.

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