With Thin Majority, Senate Democrats Face Balancing Act On Climate

January 13, 2021
Senate Democrats' upcoming majority in the upper chamber appears to have given them a clear path to push a more ambitious climate agenda using several potential legislative options, even though their narrow control suggests a delicate balancing act that could depend on industry’s willingness to accept some climate policies. But prospects for more ambitious action -- compared to a scenario in which Republicans maintained their Senate edge following a pair of runoff elections in Georgia last week -- come with...


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