Senate Faces Climate Test After Biden Offers Kigali Treaty For Approval

The Senate is facing a key test of its support for climate policies after the White House Nov. 16 submitted for approval the so-called Kigali Amendment, which would allow President Joe Biden to ratify the treaty and formalize U.S. participation in the international phasedown of climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Then-President Donald Trump last year enacted bipartisan legislation, backed by both industry and environmental groups, to give EPA power to regulate HFCs -- chemicals used for refrigeration and other purposes -- under...