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Senate Democrats Blame Trump’s Assault on Clean Energy for High Electricity Prices

Amid tension over a looming government shutdown, minority leader Chuck Schumer heads an effort to tie presidential policies to lost jobs and soaring utility bills.

By Marianne Lavelle

 Transmission lines lead to an oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas. Credit: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images
Work has begun to revitalize the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in New York’s Sunset Park and turn it into one of the nation’s first ports dedicated to offshore wind development. Credit: Equinor

As New York’s Offshore Wind Work Begins, an Environmental Justice Community Is Waiting to See the Benefits

By Nicholas Kusnetz
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) speaks during a rally to highlight the efforts of Congressional Democrats to legislate against climate change outside the U.S. Capitol in October 2021. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

After 25 Years of Futility, Democrats Finally Jettison Carbon Pricing in Favor of Incentives to Counter Climate Change

By Marianne Lavelle
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) leaves a closed hearing of Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 14, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

In the Democrats’ Budget Package, a Billion Tons of Carbon Cuts at Stake

By Marianne Lavelle
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) arrives at the Capitol Building on Aug. 4, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Senate’s Two-Track Approach Reveals Little Bipartisanship, and a Fragile Democratic Consensus on Climate

By Marianne Lavelle

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