Politics
For Climate Progressives, Biden’s $2.25 Trillion Isn’t Enough
The money in the president’s infrastructure plan—spread out over a decade—delighted renewables industries but disappointed the left.
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As a candidate, Joe Biden garnered nearly unanimous support from environmentalists, progressives, and clean energy advocates for his promise to reconfigure the U.S. economy for the fight against climate change.
But as president, his $2.25 trillion jobs-and-infrastructure blueprint—released Wednesday and meant to fulfill much of that campaign pledge—received a much less harmonious welcome.