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"Infrastructure: Dems Shape Talks With Long List Of Climate Demands"

"As infrastructure talks progress on Capitol Hill, Democrats are calling for any legislative package to address climate change.

That would have been unthinkable last year, when Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress.

Indeed, when President Trump initially proposed his $1 trillion infrastructure plan last year, it sparked little discussion about global warming. And the plan ultimately failed to materialize due to disagreement over funding options.

But momentum is again building for an infrastructure package to materialize by late spring. And now that they have a majority in the House, Democrats are increasingly vocalizing the need for it to address the climate crisis (E&E Daily, March 7)."

Maxine Joselow reports for ClimateWire March 11, 2019.

Source: ClimateWire, 03/11/2019