The Inflation Reduction Act and Climate Change

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Sometimes it seems like Congress passes a big bill, it’s in the news for a few weeks, and then we forget about it. Last year, when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, there was a lot of talk about how the bill would help the US address climate change.

But how? And what happens now?

Sometimes it seems like Congress passes a big bill, it’s in the news for a few weeks, and then we forget about it. Last year, when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, there was a lot of talk about how the bill would help the US address climate change.

But how? And what happens now? We had two of our reporters, Juliana Merullo and Charlie Adams, look into this question for us!


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When the Inflation Reduction Act passed last summer, there was a lot of talk about the money that was going toward environmental justice communitie...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
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For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that puts hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money towa...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:43
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Last year, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Despite the name, it actually includes a lot of plans to address climate change. Last week,...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:35
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How is the Inflation Reduction Act going to help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions? It turns out, it puts aside BILLIONs of dollars for combat...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2