• Internal Investigation: WSDOT Economist’s Claims He Was Forced Out Not Substantiated

  • May 24 2024
  • Length: 24 mins
  • Podcast

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Internal Investigation: WSDOT Economist’s Claims He Was Forced Out Not Substantiated

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  • An investigation by a law firm on behalf of the Washington State Department of Transportation found no merit to most of a former employee’s claims he was pressured to lie about the impact of the Climate Commitment Act on gas prices – and forced out of his job because of it. Scott Smith, a former economist with WSDOT, claims he faced hostility and retaliation after refusing to keep quiet about his calculations last year showing Washington’s cap-and-trade program under the CCA, which went into effect last year, would increase gas prices by 45 to 50 cents per gallon.
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