Manchin Backs a Clean-Energy Plan That Is Poised for Extinction

摘要

Winding along the mountainous highways of West Virginia and Pennsylvania can feel like a journey through time.The jagged, dark outcroppings of rocks contain millions of years of fossilized, organic remnants. They also hold the key to a clean-energy future that Senator Joe Manchin has seeminglybacked more strongly than any other. But it’s a bid that analysts warn is destined for extinction even before it’s started.