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The environmental ballot measures that midterm voters backed or rejected

Among the more than 150 statewide measures on ballots in Tuesday's midterm election were several related to climate change and the environment.Voters in 37 states -- many of them in the West -- considered whether they were for or against initiatives related to renewable energy, carbon emissions and offshore drilling.Here's how some of the most notable environmental- and climate change-related measures went, based on preliminary results. Arizona voters rejected Proposition 127 which would have changed the state Constitution to require nongovernmental providers to generate at least half of their annual electricity sales from certain renewable energy sources by 2030. Nevada voters approved State Question No. 6 amending the consititution to require that all utility service providers that sell electricity generate or acquire incrementally larger percentages of it from renewable resources -- so that, by 2030, at least half of electricity sold by each provider comes from renewable energy resources.  Washington rejected a carbon emission fee on large companies, and SB6269 which taxed crude oil products received through a pipeline. Colorado rejected a ban on oil wells within 2500 ft of occupied buildings, and Alaskans rejected a bill protecting salmon habitats. Florida voters approved an amendment prohibiting offshore drilling.Montana voters rejected permit restrictions on mining that related to water pollution. 

 

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