- A state pollution tax raised $2 billion. Can it survive the backlash? Washington state’s “cap-and-invest” program has generated billions to transition to clean energy. But the toll on gas prices has rattled some voters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/02/05/washington-gas-prices-cap-trade/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzA3MTA5MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA4NDkxNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDcxMDkyMDAsImp0aSI6IjgzNzk0YTE4LWQ4MTItNDU5NC1iYmM3LTQwYjIwZWMyZjU3MSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjQvMDIvMDUvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1nYXMtcHJpY2VzLWNhcC10cmFkZS8ifQ.Q-vMk7-J7Ceshj7HOb2MessT6x8n0fKQQ64VeMIK4eg 8 comments climate