Article 6W9T7 Clean energy spending boosts GOP districts. But lawmakers are keeping quiet as Trump targets incentives

Clean energy spending boosts GOP districts. But lawmakers are keeping quiet as Trump targets incentives

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Oliver Milman, Dharna Noor and Aliya Uteuova
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We asked 18 Republicans whose districts benefit most from Biden's IRA climate law if they back Trump's demands

Billions of dollars in clean energy spending and jobs have overwhelmingly flowed to parts of the US represented by Republican lawmakers. But these members of Congress are still largely reticent to break with Donald Trump's demands to kill off key incentives for renewables, even as their districts bask in the rewards.

The president has called for the dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act - a sweeping bill passed by Democrats that has helped turbocharge investments in wind, solar, nuclear, batteries and electric vehicle manufacturing in the US - calling it a giant scam". Trump froze funding allocated under the act and has vowed to claw back grants aimed at reducing planet-heating pollution.

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