Climate Changed
Democrats Try to Extend Wind, Solar Aid They Agreed to Let Die
- Tax credits enshrined in 2015 agreement to allow oil exports
- Opponents say credits are ‘like zombies’ that never go away
Workers take a break in the shade of a solar panel during construction of a solar generating facility in Milligan, Tennessee.
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Tax credits worth billions of dollars for the wind and solar industries are set to expire or begin phasing out next year -- part of a 2015 deal Democrats struck that ended a 40-year-old ban on the export of crude oil.
But some Democrats are seeking to extend the credits, saying President Donald Trump’s tariffs on solar panels and moves to roll back Obama-era climate-related policies have changed the equation.