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Joseph Lieberman Sought Middle Ground on Climate Change
Although his legislation failed, the late Connecticut Senator and one-time vice presidential candidate kept attention on the issue after the U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol.
By Marianne Lavelle
Senator Joseph Lieberman did more than perhaps any member of Congress to seek a middle ground solution on climate change—an effort that, had it succeeded, would have put the United States at least 20 years ahead of where it is today in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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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.