Press Play with Madeleine Brand
If Build Back Better dies, what happens to climate legislation?
President Biden’s $2 trillion “Build Back Better” plan includes major climate change reforms, but it’s lacking support, including from Sen. Joe Manchin.
By Madeleine Brand • • 10m ListenPresident Biden’s $2 trillion “Build Back Better” plan appears to be dying. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced on Sunday that he wouldn’t vote for it, despite months of back-and-forth negotiations with the White House.
Part of that plan includes major reforms to address climate change, like shutting down coal plants and moving towards electric cars. Environmental advocates say the policies in this bill were crucial for staving off the worst predictions of global warming.
But there are other routes the Biden administration — and even its biggest thorn, Joe Manchin — can take to advance progressive climate policies. What can be done now?
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Michael Ross
professor in the Political Science Department and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA
Rebecca Leber
Vox senior reporter covering climate change