Democrats eye action on range of climate bills
(WorldNews Environment)

Now that Democrats will control both chambers of Congress and the White House, lawmakers see new chances to enact a range of climate change legislation. Lawmakers and environmentalists anticipate pushing measures to promote clean energy, decarbonize the transportation sector and tackle environmental inequality. But there are hurdles to achieving those goals, most notably the lack of 60 Democratic votes in the Senate to avoid a likely GOP filibuster. Democrats will also need to win over moderate members in their own caucus.ADVERTISEMENT Still, the recent Senate runoff victories in Georgia that will give Democrats control of Congress starting Wednesday have given the party a renewed sense of...