Senate votes on bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energy

Environmentalists torn over procedural vote to boost infrastructure projects but weaken environmental laws It’s a bill that would make it easier to build big infrastructure projects in America – everything from fossil fuel pipelines to transmission lines that would add more clean energy to the grid. And it would roll back environmental and social protections to achieve this goal. That is why climate advocates are torn over the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs act (Baaja), which is scheduled for an initial procedural Senate vote on Monday. Donald Trump urged all senators to vote for…

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