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    Washington rejects carbon tax, but backers are undeterred

    Washington rejects carbon tax, but backers are undeterred

    SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s carbon tax initiative was billed as a bipartisan approach to curbing carbon emissions. But voters in this progressive state roundly rejected the measure that drew opposition from the fossil fuel industry and, more surprisingly, many major environmental groups. The …