How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan

The New York Times · Coral Davenport · last updated July 16, 2022 – 12:53 AM

WASHINGTON — First, he killed a plan that would have forced power plants to clean up their climate-warming pollution. Then, he shattered an effort to help consumers pay for electric vehicles. And, finally, he said he could not support government incentives for solar and wind companies or any of the other provisions that the rest of his party and his president say are vital to ensure a livable planet.

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