Todd Myers challenges WA climate spending claims as nonsense

Todd Myers challenges WA climate spending claims as nonsense

Washington released an update this week on its cap-and-trade tax on fossil fuels, which hit an all-time high of more than $70 per metric ton and could add roughly 56 cents per gallon of gas. Todd Myers, vice president of research at the Washington Policy Center, noted that Washington’s CO2 tax is now higher than its gas tax and has increased 75% over the past year. Speaking on “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, Myers questioned whether an…