Climate Politics
Manchin’s Plan to Fast-Track Energy Projects Headed for Showdown
- Manchin side deal could benefit pipelines, renewables
- Opposition from progressives and GOP muddles path to passage
Senator Joe Manchin speaks to members of the media outside of the White House in August.
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Congress is headed for a showdown this month over Democratic Senator Joe Manchin’s plan to fast-track federal approvals of energy projects ranging from natural gas pipelines to wind farms.
Manchin secured a pledge from congressional leaders to advance the legislation, but the proposal is already drawing fierce opposition from environmental activists and progressive Democrats, and the outcome is far from certain.