Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by Democrats
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FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a key swing vote on the budget reconciliation package, leaves the chamber as Republicans plan to begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as he speaks to reporters just after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The bill now moves back to the House for final consideration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The Qcells solar panel plant is seen Friday, June 27, 2025, near Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., speaks as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in background from left, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, listen during a news conference regarding provisions in the House-passed Republican One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, at the Capitol, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
