The two signature achievements of President Joe Biden’s administration were a pair of bills that together pumped close to a trillion dollars toward clean energy and disaster resilience. The bipartisan infrastructure law (2021) and the Inflation Reduction Act (2022), or BIL and IRA, were the main drivers of Biden’s climate and economic policies. Both bills funneled grants to states, cities, startups, and nonprofits for renewables and new resilient infrastructure, and the IRA offered generous tax credits to companies and individuals to spur the adoption of renewable technology, like solar panels, EVs, and induction stoves.
Since taking office in January, the new Trump administration has launched a shock-and-awe attack on the no-strings-attached federal money in both bills.
Trump has said he “will terminate the Green New Deal, which I…
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