The Atlantic
Democrats have learned not to peg their hopes to a single major climate bill.
January 19, 2021
Biden’s EPA must decide whether to reduce emissions first from cars and trucks or coal power plants.Stephanie Keith / Getty
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Tomorrow, pending calamity or misfortune, Joe Biden will take the oath of office and become president of the United States. In that moment, the United States’ approach to climate change will invert. Not least because Biden may finish his speech, walk inside the Capitol, and sign a letter committing the U.S. to rejoining the Paris Agreement.