4 States Have Ballot Measures That Could Shape U.S. Climate Policy

4 States Have Ballot Measures That Could Shape U.S. Climate Policy

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/4-states-have-ballot-measures-that-could-shape-u-s-climate-policy/

Climate change has been overshadowed by health care, immigration and the economy on the campaign trail. But a series of ballot initiatives across the West have the potential to reshape U.S. climate policy.

The races represent an important signpost of how far states are willing to push climate policy in the absence of federal action. In Arizona and Nevada, voters’ appetite for ratcheting up one of the most popular climate policies in America will be tested in a pair of initiatives asking to boost renewables’ share of electricity consumption to 50 percent.