President Biden’s best course is to take the same regulatory path Barack Obama was forced to follow.
The party has largely moved beyond denying the existence of climate change but continues to oppose dramatic action to halt it, worried about the short-term economic consequences.
The White House and bipartisan lawmakers have agreed on a package that would provide funding for roads, bridges and other physical infrastructure.
A bipartisan package includes the largest-ever federal spending for electric vehicle charging stations, public transit and clean water.
Experts say the details of the spending will matter — and that, in some areas, more money will be needed to fix beleaguered roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
The transition to an electric-car future will be an uphill battle, with the president and Republicans in Congress at odds over his $4 trillion economic agenda.
Investments in the future don’t always involve concrete.