Reason Magazine
•Washingtonians uphold state’s climate change program
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Initiative 2117 upheld the state's cap-and-trade program under the Climate Commitment Act ( CCA ) About 62 percent of voters went against the measure, with 58 percent of the vote counted as of press time.
Revenue generated at quarterly auctions funds clean energy and environmental protection programs authorized by the CCA .
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87
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formal
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English
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51
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short-lived
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https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/09/11/washington-climate-auction-prices-remain-low-as-repeal-vote-looms/https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/library/doclib/Citizens-Guide-2117.pdfhttps://climate.wa.gov/washington-climate-action-work/climate-commitment-act-polluters-pay-communities-benefit/cca-dashboard-climate-commitment-act-projects-awards-and-appropriationshttps://www.commerce.wa.gov/washington-families-clean-energy-credits/https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2024/jul/02/wa-gas-prices-consistently-higher-most-of-us-cca-causes-jump/https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?billnumber=5126&year=2021https://ecology.wa.gov/air-climate/climate-commitment-act/cap-and-investhttps://mynorthwest.com/3945467/governor-inslee-accused-dishonesty-climate-laws-impact-gas-prices/https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-i-2117-no-bargain-for-climate-transportation-vote-no/https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/news/washingtons-cap-and-invest-program-hold-first-auctionhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-washington-measure-2117-prohibit-carbon-tax-credit-trading.html
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