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Behind the Scenes in the Senate, This Scientist Never Gave Up on Passing the Inflation Reduction Act. Now He’s Come Home to Minnesota

Inside Climate News · By Dan Gearino · last updated
Pete Wyckoff went from teaching college to staffing a U.S. senator, and he played a key role in the largest climate legislation in the country’s history.

By Dan Gearino

The “Never Give Up Caucus” got its name at a time when many people who cared about climate change were ready to give up.

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The federal government and states are in the process of implementing two laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act — an investment of more than a trillion dollars to address climate change.

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