Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up.
A major new scientific report offers a road map for how countries can limit global warming, but warns that the margin for error is vanishingly small.
Senator Joe Manchin III noted climate policy when he said he would vote against the Build Back Better Act. In his life and career, West Virginia coal has loomed large.
To slow down climate change, new coal projects need to end. A global forecast this week shows demand rising sharply.