Biden and Environmental Groups Try to Protect Climate Policies from Trump - The New Yor... - 0 views
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Mr. Trump has said he wants to erase virtually all of Mr. Biden’s climate policies, which include rules intended to slash carbon emissions from power plants, automobiles and oil wells. He intends to make it easier to drill on public lands and in waters where Mr. Biden put up roadblocks. And he has called for repeal of Mr. Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.
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The 2022 law provides at least $390 billion over 10 years in tax breaks, grants and subsidies for wind and solar power, electric vehicle battery production and other clean energy projects. Roughly 80 percent of the money spent in the first two years has flowed to Republican congressional districts, making a repeal politically challenging even if Republicans win complete control of Congress.
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“Canceling electric vehicle plants in Georgia and battery factories in South Carolina is a losing strategy,” Mr. Markey said, adding, “The problem for Trump is the green revolution is blue and red.”
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