OLYMPIA (AP) — A proposal in Washington to tax carbon emissions from fossil fuels has cleared a key fiscal committee. The state Senate Ways and Means Committee passed Senate Bill 6203 Thursday afternoon. The measure now awaits action by the full Senate. The bill imposes a new tax of $12 per metric ton of carbon emissions on the sale or use of fossil fuels such as gasoline and natural gas.
Carbon Tax Bill Clears Key Fiscal Committee
Associated Press, The Columbian
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 9:19pm
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