A Climactic Change.

Less than three weeks later, Democratic Senators walked off the Senate floor in celebration after passing the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant climate legislation in U.S. history. The Brief Opener In July, a pair of Senators gathered reporters in the U.S. Capitol to deliver a message to President Joe Biden: it's time to declare a climate emergency. President Barack Obama supported congressional efforts to pass cap-and-trade legislation endorsed by Big Business; when the bill sputtered in the Senate after being passed by the House, climate advocates learned they would need to foster grassroots support to get legislation across the finish line. [Extracted from the article]

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