Americas > EJ groups castigate Washington cap-and-trade bill, as House offers $15 carbon tax on fuels

EJ groups castigate Washington cap-and-trade bill, as House offers $15 carbon tax on fuels

Published 22:45 on January 19, 2021  /  Last updated at 21:52 on January 20, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

Environmental justice (EJ) organisations on Tuesday argued Washington lawmakers’ plans to implement a WCI-modelled carbon market will not address frontline communities’ concerns about exacerbating local pollution and giving a pass to emitters, while the House Democratic caucus proposed a rising carbon fee as part of a multi-billion transportation funding package.
Environmental justice (EJ) organisations on Tuesday argued Washington lawmakers’ plans to implement a WCI-modelled carbon market will not address frontline communities’ concerns about exacerbating local pollution and giving a pass to emitters, while the House Democratic caucus proposed a rising carbon fee as part of a multi-billion transportation funding package.


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