Michael Ross

professor in the Political Science Department and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA

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Professor of Political Science at UCLA and author of The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations

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President Biden’s $2 trillion “Build Back Better” plan includes major climate change reforms, but it’s lacking support, including from Sen. Joe Manchin.

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.

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