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Within Biden's Infrastructure Plan Lies An Agenda To Address Climate Change

Within Biden's Infrastructure Plan Lies An Agenda To Address Climate Change

FromConsider This from NPR


Within Biden's Infrastructure Plan Lies An Agenda To Address Climate Change

FromConsider This from NPR

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The details in President Biden's proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan have a lot to do with protecting the environment. There's a new clean electricity standard and a focus on low-income communities hit hardest by climate change. But will it be enough? NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports on how some progressives in congress wished Biden's plan was more ambitious. While many republicans, like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, see it as an overreach and have vowed to fight it. Dr. Leah Stokes, a professor in the department of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, says that she'd favor a quicker timeline but still thinks Biden's plan will go a long way for curbing the effects of climate change. In participating regions, you'll also hear from local journalists about what's happening in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every weekday afternoon, the hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you in 15 minutes. In participating regions, you'll also hear from local journalists about what's happening in your community.