Why the new climate bill is a betrayal of an entire generation
Environmental groups have called the legislation a catastrophic failure that will doom millions to suffering, while the bill’s sponsors maintain it represents a pragmatic compromise.
Industry leaders who lobbied against stronger measures insist the science simply isn’t settled enough to justify the economic disruption that activists are demanding.
Critics point out that the only alternative on the table is widely seen as unworkable, effectively leaving the current bill as the last option before the midterms.