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‘Build Green’ Bill Seeks a Clean Shift in Transportation Spending

Inside Climate News · By Marianne Lavelle · last updated
Some Democrats seek to revive Biden’s original transformative climate vision with a $500 billion investment favoring public transit and carbon reduction.

By Marianne Lavelle

Although the nation has seen record federal investment in infrastructure under President Joe Biden, the majority of the funds are flowing to roads and bridges—not to projects that will clean up the transportation system, those tracking the spending have found.

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