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US Senate passes historic climate bill
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes $369 billion for energy security and clean energy.
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In exchange for climate legislation, Joe Manchin was promised a pipeline. Will he get it?
The agreement might not solve the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biggest problem: compliance with environmental law.
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Is the Biden administration fast-tracking a ‘carbon disaster’ in Alaska?
Documents obtained by Grist show that Congressional Democrats' requests for more time to review ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project have been met with silence.
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Here’s what’s in the Senate’s $369 billion for climate and energy
The Democrats’ deal with Manchin is a climate landmark that would also boost fossil fuels.
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Manchin, Dems reach deal on climate legislation
The bill would devote $369 billion toward tackling “energy security and climate change."
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Experts to Congress: Restore EPA enforcement staffing and funding for environmental justice
Since 2011, enforcement budget has declined by nearly 30 percent.
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Biden calls climate change an ‘emergency,’ but stops short of declaring it
The president unveiled new climate actions that activists say "don’t even scratch the surface of what’s needed."
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Without Congress, what can Biden do to stem the climate crisis?
"It's now time for executive Beast Mode."
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Here are 3 ways the EPA can still regulate climate pollution
After West Virginia v. EPA, the Clean Air Act still holds the keys to climate action.
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Republicans want climate solutions — just not from Biden
Americans broadly support action, a Pew poll shows, but partisanship keeps getting in the way.
