PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 27, 2021
This is not a hopeful moment for the fight against climate change. Over the summer, when the world was beset by record-breaking heat waves, flooding and wildfires, and humankind could see firsthand the terrible toll of a warming planet, it seemed like there might finally be the political will, particularly in the U.S., to wean economies and communities off fossil fuels and slash carbon emissions. President Biden made climate change a centerpiece of his agenda, and the latest version of his “Build Back Better” bill includes $555 billion to help cut greenhouse gas emissions and speed up the transition to electric vehicles and renewable energy. Sen. Joe Manchin III and 50 Republican senators dashed that hope. ~ Los Angeles Times Editorial