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Why aren't environmentalists supporting a carbon tax in Washington state?

  • Written by Lucas Davis, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley

I used to live in Washington state. I’m no longer registered to vote there, but if I were, I would vote “Yes” on Nov. 8 for the Washington Carbon Emission Tax and Sales Tax Reduction, also known as Initiative 732, or I-732.

I-732 would make Washington the first U.S. state to have a carbon tax. The tax would be levied on refineries...

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