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Democrats flip the Senate — illuminating a path forward on climate
Still, Democratic control of the Senate will be narrow and tenuous.
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What the Georgia Senate candidates think about climate change
Two runoff Senate races in the Peach State could determine the fate of American climate policy for years to come.
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Biden nominees signal cooperation with states on climate
Biden will need to woo states to adopt his climate agenda. It could prove tough.
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What could Biden’s ‘Climate Cabinet’ realistically accomplish?
Former White House insiders weigh in.
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The first words from the ‘barrier-busting’ nominees for Biden’s climate team
If confirmed, Biden’s team will break through several gender and racial representation barriers in Washington.
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Deb Haaland will be the first Native American head of the Interior
Tribes say it would be a mistake for Biden to tap Michael Connor, another Indigenous candidate, for the position.
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What Mayor Pete’s primary promises mean for the Department of Transportation
The former mayor of the fourth-largest city in Indiana actually has some transportation bona fides.
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Biden needs an EPA chief. Here’s the shortlist.
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to unveil his nominee for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency any day now.
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Yes, there’s still bitter division over climate policy. That’s progress, folks.
Clashes erupted when Biden tapped BlackRock’s Brian Deese to lead the National Economic Council, but nobody’s resume will be spotless in the transition to clean energy.
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The uproar over Biden’s choice to run the USDA
A nudger, not a shaker, to run the Department of Agriculture.
