Though it faces obstacles before passing, package has been touted by jubilant Democrats as the largest climate bill ever in the US
Joe Manchin, the centrist West Virginia senator and coal company owner who has repeatedly thwarted Joe Biden’s attempts to pass major legislation to tackle the climate crisis, shocked Washington on Wednesday by saying he will support a bill aimed at cutting planet-heating emissions.
The $369bn package has been touted by jubilant Democrats as the largest climate bill ever in the US, and even the world. It still faces obstacles before passing but the support of Manchin, a crucial swing vote in an evenly-divided US Senate, appears to augur well for its chances. So what’s in the legislation?
(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/28/climate-bill-joe-manchin-whats-in-it