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With a New Speaker of the House, Billions in Climate and Energy Funding—Mostly to Red States—Hang in the Balance
How House Speaker Mike Johnson is revealing key aspects of the Republican climate agenda moving forward
Interview by Steve Curwood, “Living on Earth”
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Derrick Jackson, a Union of Concerned Scientists Fellow in climate and energy and a contributing opinion writer for Environmental Health News. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate legislation
State of Play
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.