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December 21, 2021 08:58 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22848603/democrats-build-back-better-bill-clean-energy-power-grid-manchin
After Build Back Better, heres how the US can still clean up its power grid
The future of America’s electricity grid hangs in the balance as Democrats try to salvage their giant environmental and social spending bill. After West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin imperiled Democrats’ Build Back Better bill — which would have transformed the grid and helped stave off catastrophic climate change — environmental advocates are figuring out a plan B.
The most recent version of Democrats’ environment and social spending bill included $555 billion to tackle climate change, which would have been the biggest US investment ever on the crisis. At the heart of the bill was a plan to wean the power grid off fossil fuels. But over the weekend, Manchin (who has earned millions off investments in coal) seemingly killed those plans by s...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22848603/democrats-build-back-better-bill-clean-energy-power-grid-manchin
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