Jae Inslee

WASHINGTON STATE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is spending his final months in office fighting to preserve one of his signature policies: a carbon-pricing law known as the Climate Commitment Act. Initiative 2117, if approved by Washington voters in November, would repeal the statewide cap-and-trade law that took effect last year, eliminating billions of dollars for clean energy projects and programs to combat climate change. …”This initiative — this defective, deceptive, dangerous initiative — only guarantees one thing, and that’s more pollution,” Inslee said at a July press conference promoting energy rebates. ….Inslee — who has made climate change a central focus of his career, including when he ran for president — spent years pushing state lawmakers to pass a carbon tax or cap-and-trade policy. …Supporters of repealing the law say it has driven up the cost of gas and made living in Washington less affordable.