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Congress takes aim at climate change in massive relief bill

by Matthew Daly
| December 21, 2020 3:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power while sharply reducing over time the use of potent coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a major driver of global warming.

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