Coverage dated October 15, 2021 to October 16, 2021
Manchin’s opposition may doom clean-power plan Biden backs
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin has told the White House and congressional leaders that he will not support including a key clean-power provision in the Democrats’ spending package, putting at risk a central element of the legislation designed to fight climate change, according to a person familiar wi…
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Key to Biden’s Climate Agenda Likely to Be Cut Because of Manchin Opposition
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Manchin’s opposition may doom clean-power plan Biden backs
The West Virginia Democrat told the White House he is firmly against a clean electricity program that is the muscle behind the president’s plan to battle climate change.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin has told the White House and congressional leaders that he will not support including a key clean-power provision in the Democrats’ spending package, putting at risk a central element of the legislation designed to fight climate change, according to a person familiar wi…
President Biden and congressional Democrats are scrambling to find a way to significantly address climate change after Sen. Joe Manchin III has signaled his opposition to the administration’s proposal to phase out fossil fuels from electricity production.
The key climate element of President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget proposal appears to be in jeopardy, threatening environmental goals and global credibility.
