Voters reject measure to repeal landmark Washington climate law

Washington voters on Tuesday preserved a controversial climate law that’s generated billions of dollars from polluters to fund the state’s fight against the harmful effects of climate change.

Initiative 2117, which would have repealed the law, was losing by a 61.7% to 38.3% margin in the statewide tally Tuesday with voters in nearly two dozen counties opposing the measure. Results will be updated as more votes are tallied in the days ahead.

The Associated Press called the outcome Tuesday night.

The ballot measure repeals a 2021 law, known as the Climate Commitment Act, which established the state’s cap and invest program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The measure also would bar state agencies from imposing any type of program involving the trading of carbon tax credits.

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