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Opinion | Those against pipelines do understand how Biden handles climate issues - The Washington Post

A graphic with the Aug. 8 news article “ Poll: Most disapprove of how Biden handles climate change issues” said that “many Americans remain unaware of the ways the Inflation Reduction Act specifically responds to the climate crisis.” Nothing could be further from the truth regarding the tens of thousands of us — who decry with urgent specificity — the underhanded, Constitution-challenging gift it delivers to coal king Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.).

The law circumvents federal court rulings prohibiting the methane-bomb Mountain Valley Pipeline. This high-polluting stranded asset is a black mark on both the Inflation Reduction Act and President Biden, and its authorization clause must be rescinded.

Richard Hobcraft Allan III, Charlottesville

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