Polluters including oil companies bid on allowances that determine how much carbon emissions they can emit. The program has been blamed for increases in Washington’s gasoline prices. However, the extent of cap-and-invest’s impact on the gas pump is hazy due to numerous extraneous factors. Cap-and-invest supporters focus on the investments paid for by the program, from new ferries to health and infrastructure projects.
Formed in 2021, Project 42 is intended to be a conservative version of FUSE, said Dann Mead Smith, Project 42’s co-founder and spokesman. FUSE Washington is a progressive organization that identifies causes to support and works to “create change.” Among the aspects of Project 42’s mission, says
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