By the time a group of progressive lawmakers entered the Oval Office to meet with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, the centerpiece of his climate agenda was all but dead. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) refused to back the Clean Energy Payment Program, a $150 billion initiative that would incentivize utilities to transition to clean energy.
The Centerpiece Of Biden’s Climate Agenda Is All But Dead. So Now What?
Kara Voght, Mother Jones
Fri, 10/22/2021 - 3:12pm
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