最高法院允许华盛顿法律对大污染者征税来资助气候计划。 The Supreme Court let stand Washington’s law taxing big polluters to fund climate programs.

美国最高法院拒绝听取对华盛顿州《气候承诺法》的质疑, 有效维护对大型污染者征收费用以资助气候倡议的法律。 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act, effectively upholding the law that imposes a fee on large polluters to fund climate initiatives. 这一决定于星期三宣布, 允许国家上限和投资计划继续有效, 标志着气候政策倡导者取得重大胜利, 并强化国家管制温室气体排放的权力。 The decision, announced on Wednesday, allows the state’s cap-and-invest program to remain in effect, marking a significant victory for climate policy advocates and reinforcing states’ authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. 该法于2019年颁布,是该国最全面的气候措施之一。 The law, enacted in 2019, is one of the most comprehensive climate measures in the nation.