"Washington Voters Likely To Take Up Carbon Fee Initiative"

"SEATTLE — Washington state voters will likely decide in November whether to charge industrial emitters a fee for their carbon pollution, the latest effort yet to pass a carbon-pricing measure to fight climate change.

A broad, diverse coalition of tribes, community, labor and environmental groups say they’ve gathered enough signatures to put a “carbon fee” measure on the ballot. It comes two years after voters in this state rejected a carbon tax that would have been the first in the nation.

Sponsors of Initiative 1631 say it will hold corporate polluters accountable. Money raised from fees would be spent on strategies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including projects for renewable energy, forests and other natural resources."

Phuong Le reports for the Associated Press July 3, 2018.