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February 22, 2019

Lawmakers propose carbon fee as part of $17 billion package

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From the Capital Press

Washington lawmakers have proposed a carbon fee as part of a transportation funding package, the third major attempt at limiting the atmosphere-warming gas through such a policy since 2018.

If passed the measure would be the first of its kind in the nation, but similar proposals in the state have failed even as scientists have ratcheted up dire climate warnings. Read the rest of the article here.