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Biden's ambitious energy plan faces headwinds, but can move the US forward

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
imageFast electric vehicle charging stations at a rest stop on Interstate 95 in Maryland.Earth and Main/Flickr, CC BY-SA

President-elect Joe Biden calls climate change an existential threat to America’s environment, health, national security and economy, and has promised a clean energy revolution to counter it. Biden has pledged that on his first...

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