Energy and Environment

Wyoming Republican John Barrasso is ‘closing the distance’ on climate change

By Josh Siegel
Published December 13, 2019 4:00am ET
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Wyoming Republican John Barrasso is ‘closing the distance’ on climate change
Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, a state run on fossil fuels, is “closing the distance” between himself and Democrats on policy proposals to combat climate change.

Barrasso is reluctant to eliminate the gap, viewing Democratic solutions as overly prescriptive, dramatic, and harmful to fossil fuels.

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