Did Democrats Really Just Make A “devil’s Bargain”?

Emily Hofstaedter, Mother Jones
Tue, 08/16/2022 - 3:00am

This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Americans feeling the heat of climate change will find a lot to like in the Inflation Reduction Act—and a decent bit to criticize. Overall, the climate movement has cheered the bill’s $370 billion climate investment, albeit with reservations about some of its fossil-fuel tradeoffs.

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