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Trump's And Biden's Plans For The Environment

Here's how the environmental priorities of the Republican president and his Democratic challenger compare.
Source: Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Mitchell Shapiro Photography/Flickr; John Starnes/Flickr

Key priorities

Joe Biden

  • Combat climate change by pushing the United States on a path toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with an intermediate goal of ridding the power sector of carbon pollution by 2035.
  • Invest $2 trillion over four years in green areas, including infrastructure, transportation and

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