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In West Virginia, the Senate Race Outcome May Shift Limits of US Climate Ambitions

Inside Climate News · By James Bruggers, Marianne Lavelle · last updated
The departure of Sen. Joe Manchin appears to end the second-leading coal-producing state’s decades at the fulcrum of federal energy policy.

By James Bruggers, Marianne Lavelle

For decades, West Virginia has elected senators who have played an oversized role in United States energy policy, backing fossil fuels and resisting robust action on climate change.

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