Washington State Keeps Cap-and-Invest Its Climate Plan

With the vote count still under way on Thursday , 62 percent voted no, while 38 percent wanted to do away with the Climate Commitment Act .

Proceeds from the CCA have pumped billions into transportation, wildlife preservation, wildfire prevention, and dozens of climate-adjacent programs.

Outgoing Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee expressed confidence that that plan would move forward regardless of the change in Washington .