What stands in the way of all those climate plans? The election — and the filibuster.

Grist
By Shannon OsakaJul 22, 2020, 3:59 am249 pts
In the beginning, there was nothing. Then there were climate plans. For over a decade, the federal government has done next to nothing to address one of the biggest issues of our time — a planet, coated in carbon pollution, that is steadily heating up. But after years of President Donald Trump gutting…

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