The bill, hammered out behind closed doors, calls for $369 billion in federal spending — the most ever directed toward the planet’s climate crisis.
San Diego climate watchers say there are both things to like and dislike in the deal reached this week between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin.
The bill’s centerpiece is a goal to cut the nation’s carbon emissions by 40%. It would be the first time the U.S. government codified a specific carbon reduction goal. The bill incentivizes wind, solar and other renewable energy sources, and makes it cheaper to buy electric vehicles. It also creates financial incentives to plug methane gas leaks.
Another key aspect of the measure is a groundbreaking $60 billion for dealing with pollution in historically marginalized communities, including neighborhoods such as Barrio Logan, San Ysidro and National City.
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