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The Washington Carbon Emissions Fee and Revenue Allocation Initiative, also known as Initiative 1631 or the Protect Washington Act[2] was a ballot initiative that appeared on ballots in the State of Washington in the November 2018 election.[3] The initiative proposed to reduce pollution by levying a fee on greenhouse gas emissions generated within the state of Washington, and using that revenue to support air quality and energy projects, as well as water quality and forest health initiatives.[3] The measure failed with 56.3% of voters rejecting it.[4][1] As of 2018, more had been spent in campaigning for and against the initiative than on any other ballot measure in Washington history.[5]
- ^ a b "November 6, 2018 General Election Results, Initiative Measure No. 1631 concerns pollution". Secretary of State. State of Washington. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Funes, Yessenia (5 July 2018). "Why Washington's Latest Carbon Fee Might Just Pass". Earther. Gizmodo Media Group. Gizmodo. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Washington Carbon Emissions Fee and Revenue Allocation Initiative (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Washington voters reject carbon fee Initiative 1631". KING-TV. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ Aronoff, Kate (November 1, 2018). "BP Claims to Support Taxing Carbon, but It's Spending $13 Million Against an Initiative That Would Do Just That". The Intercept. Retrieved July 10, 2022.