Tax the Rich for Climate Action? Protect Towns From Floods? It’s on State Ballots This November
Photo: OLIVIER TOURON/AFP (Getty Images)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.For years, with climate bills stalled in Congress, advocates, community groups, nonprofits, and even businesses have relied on ballot initiatives — where citizens vote on new laws alongside new candidates — to push forward environmental action at the state and local levels. In 2020, Michigan voters approved a proposal to use money from oil leases on public lands to fund parks. Two years…