Manchin may have doomed the last, best chance to pass climate change legislation for the foreseeable future.
of the Environmental Protection Agency, essentially putting responsibility for any climate policy on Congress. That body has long been broken, polarized to the point of paralysis; the idea that a motley crew that can’t even formally agree who won the last election will be able to come together to tackle a vast, complex problem like climate change is rather grim.
Why? Maybe it’s because he’s earnestly concerned about inflation, even though he also put the kibosh on tax hikes for the very wealthy, which were a key part of the package’s deficit reduction plan. Maybe it’s because he receives more money from the fossil fuel industry than any other senator and made his personal fortune on coal. Maybe it’s because he simply relishes his role as the self-appointed gatekeeper in a divided Washington.
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